1874
Nov 2
| 1874 • Battle of Castellfullit de la Roca (Third Carlist War): Appointed to command the Spanish Republican army in the north, General Ramón Nouvilas attempted to relieve the Carlist siege of Olot in Gerona. But at Castellfullit de la Roca, in one of the Government’s worst defeats, Nouvilas was routed by Carlist General Francisco Savalls, and captured along with about 2,000 of his men. Olot capitulated two days later. |
1902
Jan 15
Age: 27y
| 1902 • Cuba gains independence from the United States. |
1926
Mar 24
Age: 51y
| 1926 • Roald Amundsen flies over the North Pole in the airship Norge. |