January 1 » New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.
March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
May 8 » The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
August 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
Day of marriage November 16, 1923
The temperature on November 16, 1923 was between 3.8 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
January 11 » Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
February 15 » Greece becomes the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.
April 28 » Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium.
May 26 » The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
October 15 » The German Rentenmark is introduced in Germany to counter hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic.
November 11 » Adolf Hitler was arrested in Munich for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch.
Day of death April 23, 1937
The temperature on April 23, 1937 was between 3.9 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
April 12 » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
May 6 » Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
May 12 » The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey.
August 1 » Josip Broz Tito reads the resolution "Manifesto of constitutional congress of KPH" to the constitutive congress of KPH (Croatian Communist Party) in woods near Samobor.
October 11 » The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on the 22nd.
December 21 » Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.
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