1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gravelly Springs, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: T625_27; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 72; Image: 466 / Ancestry.com
1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gravelly Springs, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: 33; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 1007.0; FHL microfilm: 2339768 / Ancestry.com
The temperature on January 20, 1917 was between -7.7 °C and -3.8 °C and averaged -5 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
June 5 » World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
June 7 » World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
October 15 » World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.
November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
November 28 » The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
December 20 » Cheka, the first Soviet secret police force, is founded.
Day of death January 26, 1978
The temperature on January 26, 1978 was between 0.6 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
May 12 » In Zaire, rebels occupy the city of Kolwezi, the mining center of the province of Shaba (now known as Katanga); the local government asks the US, France and Belgium to restore order.
July 10 » ABC World News Tonight premieres on ABC.
August 10 » Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.
August 26 » Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
October 16 » Pope John Paul II becomes the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523.
October 21 » Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft.
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