The temperature on December 15, 1920 was between -8.6 °C and -4.0 °C and averaged -6.2 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
January 23 » The Netherlands refuses to surrender the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies.
May 29 » The Louth flood of 1920 was a severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth which occurred 29 May 1920, resulting in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in Britain during the 20th century.
June 11 » During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to coin the political phrase "smoke-filled room".
August 16 » The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
August 25 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, which began on August 13, ends with the Red Army's defeat.
November 28 » FIDAC (The Interallied Federation of War Veterans Organisations), the first international organization of war veterans is established in Paris, France
Day of marriage August 18, 1949
The temperature on August 18, 1949 was between 8.0 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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).
January 11 » The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
October 3 » WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.
October 7 » The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed.
October 16 » The Greek Communist Party announces a "temporary cease-fire", thus ending the Greek Civil War.
December 2 » Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others is adopted.
December 27 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.
Day of death June 16, 1963
The temperature on June 16, 1963 was between 4.7 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (8%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 13 » Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio.
June 16 » In an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam, a Joint Communique was signed between President Ngo Dinh Diem and Buddhist leaders.
August 5 » Cold War: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
August 8 » The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union.
August 15 » President Fulbert Youlou is overthrown in the Republic of the Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital.
October 3 » A violent coup in Honduras begins two decades of military rule.
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