April 2 » The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
May 23 » American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.
May 29 » N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil.
July 29 » In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci.
October 19 » Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.
Day of marriage May 21, 1927
The temperature on May 21, 1927 was between 8.8 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 15 » The first Women's Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on The Isis in Oxford.
April 23 » Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
April 27 » Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created.
May 5 » To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf is first published.
July 10 » Kevin O'Higgins TD, Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State is assassinated by the IRA.
August 7 » The Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York.
Day of death June 19, 1978
The temperature on June 19, 1978 was between 5.8 °C and 23.1 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 15.7 hours of sunshine (94%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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.
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