May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
Day of marriage December 27, 1919
The temperature on December 27, 1919 was between 0.3 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
January 15 » Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
January 21 » A revolutionary Irish parliament is founded and declares the independence of the Irish Republic. One of the first engagements of the Irish War of Independence takes place.
May 29 » Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
June 23 » Estonian War of Independence: The decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of Cēsis; this date is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia.
August 8 » The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 is signed. It establishes peaceful relations between Afghanistan and the UK, and confirms the Durand line as the mutual border. In return, the UK is no longer obligated to subsidize the Afghan government.
October 17 » RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America.
Day of death December 26, 1975
The temperature on December 26, 1975 was between 2.0 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
July 27 » Mayor of Jaffna and former MP Alfred Duraiappah is shot dead.
September 30 » The AH-64 Apache makes its first flight. Eight years later, the first production model rolled out of the assembly line.
October 16 » The Australian Coalition sparks a constitutional crisis when they vote to defer funding for the government's annual budget.
November 14 » With the signing of the Madrid Accords, Spain abandons Western Sahara.
November 25 » Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands.
November 27 » The Provisional IRA assassinates Ross McWhirter, after a press conference in which McWhirter had announced a reward for the capture of those responsible for multiple bombings and shootings across England.
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