June 11 » A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga.
July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
July 19 » Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
Christening day May 10, 1903
The temperature on May 10, 1903 was between 5.5 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. Source: KNMI
February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
June 11 » A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga.
July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
Day of marriage September 19, 1928
The temperature on September 19, 1928 was between 4.4 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
April 12 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
June 18 » Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
July 7 » Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
December 6 » The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.
Day of death September 24, 1991
The temperature on September 24, 1991 was between 14.7 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 18.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (18%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 23 » In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan.
August 20 » Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: More than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union's parliament building protesting the coup aiming to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev.
September 11 » Continental Express Flight 2574 crashes in Colorado County, Texas, near Eagle Lake, killing 11 passengers and three crew.
November 12 » Santa Cruz massacre: Indonesian forces open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor.
November 26 » National Assembly of Azerbaijan abolishes the autonomous status of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan and renames several cities back to their original names.
December 1 » Cold War: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.
Day of burial September 27, 1991
The temperature on September 27, 1991 was between 10.5 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 11.1 mm of rain during 7.4 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
May 26 » Lauda Air Flight 004 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes in the Phu Toei National Park in Thailand, killing all 223 people on board.
May 31 » Bicesse Accords in Angola lay out a transition to multi-party democracy under the supervision of the United Nations' UNAVEM II mission.
September 21 » Armenia gains independence from the Soviet Union.
September 28 » The Strategic Air Command stands down from alert all ICBMs scheduled for deactivation under START I, as well as its strategic bomber force.
November 18 » After an 87-day siege, the Croatian city of Vukovar capitulates to the besieging Yugoslav People's Army and allied Serb paramilitary forces.
November 18 » Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon release Anglican Church envoys Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland.
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