In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
January 1 » Ellis Island begins processing immigrants into the United States.
February 29 » St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated.
July 7 » The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.
September 9 » Amalthea, third moon of Jupiter is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard.
September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
October 21 » Opening ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition are held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893.
Day of marriage November 2, 1921
The temperature on November 2, 1921 was between 1.7 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
February 12 » Bolsheviks launch a revolt in Georgia as a preliminary to the Red Army invasion of Georgia.
February 15 » Kingdom of Romania establishes its legation in Helsinki.
February 21 » Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopts the country's first constitution.
April 11 » Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
October 18 » The Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is formed as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
November 4 » Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo.
Day of death May 29, 1951
The temperature on May 29, 1951 was between 6.8 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
March 6 » Cold War: The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins.
March 7 » Iranian prime minister Ali Razmara is assassinated by Khalil Tahmasebi, a member of the Islamic fundamentalist Fada'iyan-e Islam, inside a mosque in Tehran.
March 29 » Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.
April 5 » Cold War: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union.
April 25 » Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong.
November 15 » Greek resistance leader Nikos Beloyannis, along with 11 resistance members, is sentenced to death by the court-martial.
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