April 18 » The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800–2,000.
May 17 » Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
May 20 » Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President.
June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
August 9 » Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
December 14 » The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu.
Day of marriage December 15, 1920
The temperature on December 15, 1920 was between -8.6 °C and -4.0 °C and averaged -6.2 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 » The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I.
May 3 » A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
May 7 » Morecambe Football Club was founded during a meeting at the West View Hotel on the town's promenade.
July 12 » The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
July 20 » The Greek Army takes control of Silivri after Greece is awarded the city by the Paris Peace Conference; by 1923 Greece effectively lost control to the Turks.
August 15 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.
Day of death July 30, 1962
The temperature on July 30, 1962 was between 5.8 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 10 » Apollo program: NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket launch vehicle, which became known as the Saturn V Moon rocket, which launched every Apollo Moon mission.
March 2 » Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points.
May 10 » Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk.
May 22 » Continental Airlines Flight 11 crashes after bombs explode on board.
October 13 » The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Cat 3 hurricane, with winds above 150mph. 46 people die.
November 21 » The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War.
Day of burial August 1, 1962
The temperature on August 1, 1962 was between 10.4 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
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