In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
March 13 » Alexander II of Russia is assassinated.
June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
July 1 » General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell and Childers reforms of the British Army, comes into effect.
September 19 » U.S. President James A. Garfield dies of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting. Vice President Chester A. Arthur becomes President upon Garfield's death.
September 20 » U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.
November 9 » Mapuche rebels attack the fortified Chilean settlement of Temuco.
Day of marriage April 27, 1911
The temperature on April 27, 1911 was between 5.0 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 18 » Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USSPennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship.
May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
June 22 » Mexican Revolution: Government forces bring an end to the Magonista rebellion of 1911 in the Second Battle of Tijuana.
July 1 » Germany despatches the gunship SMSPanther to Morocco, sparking the Agadir Crisis.
October 10 » The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy.
December 9 » A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.
Day of death February 20, 1947
The temperature on February 20, 1947 was between -6.6 °C and -4.5 °C and averaged -5.7 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
February 23 » International Organization for Standardization is founded.
February 25 » The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.
February 28 » February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of an estimated 30,000 civilians.
April 9 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted.
November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.
December 23 » The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
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