June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
Day of marriage May 14, 1920
The temperature on May 14, 1920 was between 4.6 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 » Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University.
January 19 » The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
February 13 » The Negro National League is formed.
February 20 » An earthquake kills between 114 and 130 in Georgia and heavily damages the town of Gori.
July 15 » The Polish Parliament establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.
Day of death June 3, 1961
The temperature on June 3, 1961 was between 10.3 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 9 » British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland Spy Ring in London.
February 16 » Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched.
March 9 » Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a dog and a human dummy, and demonstrating that the Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight.
April 8 » A large explosion on board the MVDara in the Persian Gulf kills 238.
May 16 » Park Chung-hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea.
December 2 » In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
Day of burial June 7, 1961
The temperature on June 7, 1961 was between 11.6 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies in Algeria.
February 4 » The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin.
May 19 » Venera program: Venera 1 becomes the first man-made object to fly by another planet by passing Venus (the probe had lost contact with Earth a month earlier and did not send back any data).
August 21 » American country music singer Patsy Cline returns to record producer Owen Bradley's studio in Nashville, Tennessee to record her vocals to Willie Nelson's "Crazy", which would become her signature song.
September 18 » U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in an air crash while attempting to negotiate peace in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
September 20 » Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
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