May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
June 17 » The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
December 3 » The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16–0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.
December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
Day of marriage April 16, 1921
The temperature on April 16, 1921 was between -4.1 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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 20 » The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.
February 22 » After Russian forces under Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg drive the Chinese out, the Bogd Khan is reinstalled as the emperor of Mongolia.
March 15 » Talaat Pasha, former Grand Vizir of the Ottoman Empire and chief architect of the Armenian Genocide is assassinated in Berlin by a 23-year-old Armenian, Soghomon Tehlirian.
March 24 » The 1921 Women's Olympiad begins in Monte Carlo, first international women's sports event.
June 28 » Serbian King Alexander I proclaims the new constitution of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, known thereafter as the Vidovdan Constitution.
October 8 » KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
Day of death May 22, 1944
The temperature on May 22, 1944 was between 3.1 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
April 4 » World War II: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3000 civilians.
April 5 » World War II: Two hundred seventy inhabitants of the Greek town of Kleisoura are executed by the Germans.
April 26 » Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt.
October 15 » World War II: Germany replaces the Hungarian government after it announces an armistice with the Soviet Union.
November 10 » The ammunition ship USSMount Hood explodes at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands, killing at least 432 and wounding 371.
December 18 » World War II: Seventy-seven B-29 Superfortress and 200 other aircraft of U.S. Fourteenth Air Force bomb Hankow, China, a Japanese supply base.
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