April 19 » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
December 17 » The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Day of marriage May 8, 1924
The temperature on May 8, 1924 was between 4.0 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 8 » Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
March 16 » In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.
March 25 » On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.
August 4 » Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.
September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
October 27 » The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union.
Day of death November 2, 1987
The temperature on November 2, 1987 was between 5.5 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (73%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
April 11 » The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan.
July 29 » Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues.
November 1 » British Rail Class 43 (HST) hits the record speed of 238km/h for rail vehicles with on-board fuel to generate electricity for traction motors.
November 22 » Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom.
November 28 » South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board.
November 29 » North Korean agents plant a bomb on Korean Air Flight 858, which kills all 115 passengers and crew.
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