April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
July 4 » En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
September 18 » The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
October 1 » The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie.
Day of marriage May 7, 1926
The temperature on May 7, 1926 was between 0.6 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
January 8 » Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ ascends the throne to become the last monarch of Vietnam.
May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
May 25 » Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris.
July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
Day of death April 8, 1977
The temperature on April 8, 1977 was between -1.6 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
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.
May 17 » Nolan Bushnell opened the first Chuck E. Cheese's in San Jose, California.
July 5 » Military coup in Pakistan: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown.
July 20 » The Johnstown flood of 1977 kills 84 people and causes millions of dollars in damages.
September 13 » General Motors introduces Diesel engine, with Oldsmobile Diesel engine, in the Delta 88, Oldsmobile 98, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser models amongst others.
November 22 » British Airways inaugurates a regular London to New York City supersonic Concorde service.
December 18 » United Airlines Flight 2860 crashes near Kaysville, Utah, killing all three crew members on board.
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