In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
January 13 » The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
January 21 » The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
May 1 » The World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago.
June 5 » The trial of Lizzie Borden for the murder of her father and step-mother begins in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
October 28 » Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.
November 1 » The Battle of Bembezi took place and was the most decisive battle won by the British in the First Matabele War of 1893.
Day of marriage May 2, 1918
The temperature on May 2, 1918 was between 4.6 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
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 24 » The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14 (New Style).
May 29 » Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarabad.
June 22 » The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
June 26 » World War I: Allied forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince in the Battle of Belleau Wood.
August 29 » World War I: Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive.
December 28 » Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.
Day of death June 6, 1972
The temperature on June 6, 1972 was between 9.1 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (4%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
February 10 » Ras Al Khaimah joins the United Arab Emirates, now making up seven emirates.
February 29 » Vietnam War: Vietnamization: South Korea withdraws 11,000 of its 48,000 troops from Vietnam.
June 15 » Red Army Faction co-founder Ulrike Meinhof is captured by police in Langenhagen.
July 11 » The first game of the World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky starts.
September 4 » The Price Is Right premieres on CBS. As of 2018, it is the longest running game show on American television.
September 29 » China–Japan relations: Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China.
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