April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
June 11 » The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.)
July 25 » Spanish-American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under General Nelson A. Miles land and secure the port at Guánica.
August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
October 14 » The steam ship SSMohegan sinks near the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, killing 106.
December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
Day of marriage April 10, 1919
The temperature on April 10, 1919 was between 2.8 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 » Nebraska becomes the 36th state to approve the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. With the necessary three-quarters of the states approving the amendment, Prohibition is constitutionally mandated in the United States one year later.
February 6 » The American Legion is founded.
February 17 » The Ukrainian People's Republic asks Entente and the US for help fighting the Bolsheviks.
March 23 » In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.
June 2 » Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities.
November 11 » Latvian forces defeat the West Russian Volunteer Army at Riga in the Latvian War of Independence.
Day of death February 5, 1946
The temperature on February 5, 1946 was between 5.2 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
January 10 » The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
February 1 » Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.
July 15 » State of North Borneo, today in Sabah, Malaysia, annexed by the United Kingdom.
August 1 » Leaders of the Russian Liberation Army, a force of Russian prisoners of war that collaborated with Nazi Germany, are executed in Moscow, Soviet Union for treason.
November 19 » Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden join the United Nations.
December 31 » President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II.
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