January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
October 11 » The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
Day of marriage August 4, 1920
The temperature on August 4, 1920 was between 11.0 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 3 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.
January 16 » Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University.
January 19 » The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
February 14 » The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago.
February 24 » Nancy Astor becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier.
July 11 » In the East Prussian plebiscite the local populace decides to remain with Weimar Germany.
July 29 » Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
Day of death January 22, 1980
The temperature on January 22, 1980 was between 2.0 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
January 25 » Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
February 25 » The government of Suriname is overthrown by a military coup led by Dési Bouterse.
April 12 » The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed.
June 3 » The 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak hits Nebraska, causing five deaths and $300million (equivalent to $931million in 2019) worth of damage.
August 19 » Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people.
October 10 » The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is founded in El Salvador.
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