February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
May 26 » The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
Day of marriage May 17, 1922
The temperature on May 17, 1922 was between 4.9 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
March 15 » After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt.
June 29 » France grants 1km at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes".
September 13 » The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences.
October 19 » British Conservative MPs vote to terminate the coalition government with the Liberal Party.
October 29 » King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy appoints Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister.
November 4 » In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
Day of death January 6, 1945
The temperature on January 6, 1945 was between -3.3 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
February 23 » World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces.
March 3 » World War II: The RAF accidentally bombs the Bezuidenhout area of The Hague, Netherlands, killing 511 people.
March 16 » World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ended, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persisted.
April 16 » World War II: The Red Army begins the final assault on German forces around Berlin, with nearly one million troops fighting in the Battle of the Seelow Heights.
May 5 » World War II: The Prague uprising begins as an attempt by the Czech resistance to free the city from German occupation.
May 9 » World War II: The German occupation of the Channel Islands comes to an end.
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