February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
Day of marriage July 16, 1922
The temperature on July 16, 1922 was between 9.8 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
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 28 » The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.
April 3 » Joseph Stalin becomes the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
August 22 » Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead in an ambush during the Irish Civil War.
September 9 » The Greco-Turkish War effectively ends with Turkish victory over the Greeks in Smyrna.
October 29 » King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy appoints Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister.
November 15 » At least 300 are massacred during a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Day of death January 3, 1966
The temperature on January 3, 1966 was between 0.8 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 6.0 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 1 » Venera 3 Soviet space probe crashes on Venus becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface.
July 15 » Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.
October 4 » Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho.
October 15 » The Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
October 17 » The 23rd Street Fire in New York City kills 12 firefighters.
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