In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
June 17 » The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.
September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.
Day of marriage August 26, 1922
The temperature on August 26, 1922 was between 5.7 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
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.
February 9 » Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
March 15 » After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt.
May 30 » The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C..
July 15 » Japanese Communist Party is established in Japan.
September 27 » King Constantine I of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, George II.
December 16 » President of Poland Gabriel Narutowicz is assassinated by Eligiusz Niewiadomski at the Zachęta Gallery in Warsaw.
Day of death May 2, 1960
The temperature on May 2, 1960 was between -0.4 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 24 » Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.
January 28 » The National Football League announced expansion teams for Dallas to start in the 1960 NFL season and Minneapolis-St. Paul for 1961 NFL season.
August 15 » Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France.
August 16 » Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
August 19 » Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.
September 5 » Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal.
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