January 6 » Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.
May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
May 22 » The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative.
May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
May 29 » N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil.
December 14 » Quantum mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.
Day of marriage May 28, 1925
The temperature on May 28, 1925 was between 9.6 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 7.5 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
February 15 » The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.
February 21 » The New Yorker publishes its first issue.
July 21 » Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching human evolution in class and fined $100.
July 25 » Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) is established.
September 8 » Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.
December 11 » Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King.
Day of death July 28, 1979
The temperature on July 28, 1979 was between 12.9 °C and 27.8 °C and averaged 20.9 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
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