February 15 » The battleship USSMaine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
June 21 » The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war.
July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
August 24 » Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.
October 1 » The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie.
November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.
Day of death October 19, 1975
The temperature on October 19, 1975 was between 7.2 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (12%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
January 15 » The Alvor Agreement is signed, ending the Angolan War of Independence and giving Angola independence from Portugal.
March 6 » For the first time the Zapruder film of the assassination of John F. Kennedy is shown in motion to a national TV audience by Robert J. Groden and Dick Gregory.
March 27 » Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.
May 10 » Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder.
June 25 » Mozambique achieves independence from Portugal.
September 4 » The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab–Israeli conflict is signed.
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