In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.
Day of death January 20, 1950
The temperature on January 20, 1950 was between -7.2 °C and -1.3 °C and averaged -4.5 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 26 » The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
June 28 » Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 to 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.
July 20 » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
August 12 » Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: 75 American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
October 19 » Korean War: The Battle of Pyongyang ends in a United Nations victory. Hours later, the Chinese Army begins crossing the border into Korea.
December 25 » The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
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