February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
July 26 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.
August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
September 12 » Tirah Campaign: In the Battle of Saragarhi, ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen suffer several hundred casualties while attacking 21 Sikh soldiers in British service.
Day of marriage December 21, 1921
The temperature on December 21, 1921 was between 5.4 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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.
February 21 » Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopts the country's first constitution.
April 2 » The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
September 7 » In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.
October 18 » The Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is formed as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
October 19 » The Portuguese Prime Minister and several officials are murdered in the Bloody Night coup.
October 29 » The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25-game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.
Day of death June 21, 1985
The temperature on June 21, 1985 was between 11.3 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 9.6 mm of rain during 7.2 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (21%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 21 » Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashes near Reno–Tahoe International Airport in Reno, Nevada, killing 70 people.
January 28 » Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.
July 13 » The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney.
July 13 » Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
August 27 » The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Major General Ibrahim Babangida.
September 1 » A joint American–French expedition locates the wreckage of the RMSTitanic.
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