February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
June 22 » Spanish–American War: In a chaotic operation, 6,000 men of the U.S. Fifth Army Corps begins landing at Daiquirí, Cuba, about 16 miles (26km) east of Santiago de Cuba. Lt. Gen. Arsenio Linares y Pombo of the Spanish Army outnumbers them two-to-one, but does not oppose the landings.
July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
September 18 » The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
December 18 » Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245mph (63.159km/h) in a Jeantaud electric car.
Day of marriage October 16, 1920
The temperature on October 16, 1920 was between 8.6 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 10 » League of Nations Covenant enters into force. On January 16 the organization holds its first council meeting, in Paris.
January 13 » The Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, the bloodiest demonstration in German history.
March 28 » Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
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.
September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
October 25 » After 74 days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney dies.
Day of death January 13, 1959
The temperature on January 13, 1959 was between -2.6 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
July 27 » The Continental League is announced as baseball's "3rd major league" in the United States.
August 11 » Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
September 18 » Vanguard 3 is launched into Earth orbit.
October 21 » In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens to the public.
December 1 » Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent.
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