March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
November 17 » The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two groups: The Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority").
Day of marriage March 16, 1929
The temperature on March 16, 1929 was between -1.3 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
April 6 » Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.
June 1 » The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires.
June 8 » Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
October 7 » Photius II becomes Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
December 19 » The Indian National Congress promulgates the Purna Swaraj (the Declaration of the Independence of India).
December 24 » Assassination attempt on Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen.
Day of death January 24, 1976
The temperature on January 24, 1976 was between -1.6 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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.
January 18 » Lebanese Christian militias kill at least 1,000 in Karantina, Beirut.
March 24 » In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process.
April 11 » The Apple I is created.
May 8 » The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
September 19 » Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew.
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