February 15 » The association football club Alianza Lima is founded in Lima, Peru, under the name Sport Alianza.
February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
March 2 » United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion.
June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
September 17 » Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
December 10 » The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
Day of marriage June 8, 1944
The temperature on June 8, 1944 was between 9.2 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 5.0 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
February 17 » World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok begins: The battle ends in an American victory on February 22.
March 4 » World War II: After the success of Big Week, the USAAF begins a daylight bombing campaign of Berlin.
June 22 » U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.
July 9 » World War II: American forces take Saipan, bringing the Japanese archipelago within range of B-29 raids, and causing the downfall of the Tojo government.
September 19 » World War II: The Moscow Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed.
September 27 » The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission in World War II.
Day of death June 1, 1974
The temperature on June 1, 1974 was between 8.1 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (72%). 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.
February 22 » Samuel Byck attempts to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate Richard Nixon, but is killed by police.
April 8 » At Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 39-year-old record.
June 1 » The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine.
August 5 » Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
September 11 » Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
September 12 » Juventude Africana Amílcar Cabral is founded in Guinea-Bissau.
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