February 27 » The British Labour Party is founded.
April 30 » Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
July 19 » The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
August 14 » The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.
September 13 » Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.
November 7 » Second Boer War: Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
Day of marriage December 2, 1920
The temperature on December 2, 1920 was between -1.3 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 26 » Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
February 20 » An earthquake kills between 114 and 130 in Georgia and heavily damages the town of Gori.
March 13 » The Kapp Putsch briefly ousts the Weimar Republic government from Berlin.
April 15 » Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
May 7 » Morecambe Football Club was founded during a meeting at the West View Hotel on the town's promenade.
December 16 » The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5Mw , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.
Day of death June 18, 1980
The temperature on June 18, 1980 was between 9.7 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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.
March 27 » Silver Thursday: A steep fall in silver prices, resulting from the Hunt Brothers attempting to corner the market in silver, leads to panic on commodity and futures exchanges.
April 2 » United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act.
July 1 » "O Canada" officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.
July 8 » The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.
July 30 » Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law.
August 1 » Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state.
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