May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
May 26 » The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
September 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.
November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
Day of marriage June 23, 1915
The temperature on June 23, 1915 was between 6.7 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 11.6 mm of rain. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
January 18 » Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.
March 26 » The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
May 23 » World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.
June 5 » Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage.
August 4 » World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915.
August 17 » Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched in Marietta, Georgia after a 13-year-old girl is murdered.
Day of death April 30, 1979
The temperature on April 30, 1979 was between 3.6 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain during 6.1 hours. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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.
February 18 » Richard Petty wins a then-record sixth Daytona 500 after leaders Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough crash on the final lap of the first NASCAR race televised live flag-to-flag.
June 20 » ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan soldier under the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. The murder is caught on tape and sparks an international outcry against the regime.
July 17 » Nicaraguan dictator General Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigns and flees to Miami, Florida, United States.
July 21 » Jay Silverheels, a Mohawk actor, becomes the first Native American to have a star commemorated in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
July 25 » In accord with the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, Israel begins its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula.
September 16 » The Sugarhill Gang were formed and rappers delight was released.
Day of burial May 3, 1979
The temperature on May 3, 1979 was between 1.0 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
March 28 » A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.
April 1 » Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.
June 12 » Bryan Allen wins the second Kremer prize for a man powered flight across the English Channel in the Gossamer Albatross.
September 16 » Eight people escaped from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon.
October 17 » The Department of Education Organization Act creates the US Department of Education.
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