February 6 » The Permanent Court of Arbitration, an international arbitration court at The Hague, is created when the Senate of the Netherlands ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree.
February 28 » The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted.
May 26 » Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.
September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
September 17 » Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.
December 19 » Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign.
Day of death June 3, 1949
The temperature on June 3, 1949 was between 8.5 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 7.1 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 1 » United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
March 2 » Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas, after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.
April 23 » Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
May 12 » Cold War: The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.
May 20 » In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
July 21 » The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
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