March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
August 13 » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
Day of marriage October 14, 1951
The temperature on October 14, 1951 was between 5.8 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (78%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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).
In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 7 » Korean War: More than 700 suspected communist sympathizers are massacred by South Korean forces.
April 23 » Cold War: American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.
October 16 » The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi.
October 20 » The "Johnny Bright incident" occurs in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
November 2 » Six thousand British troops arrive in Suez after the Egyptian government abrogates the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936.
December 20 » The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.
Day of death December 28, 1961
The temperature on December 28, 1961 was between -11.1 °C and -2.7 °C and averaged -5.8 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the ??. Source: KNMI
January 25 » 101 Dalmatians premiered from Walt Disney Productions.
January 25 » In Washington, D.C., President John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference.
May 25 » Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces, before a special joint session of the U.S. Congress, his goal to initiate a project to put a "man on the Moon" before the end of the decade.
July 4 » On its maiden voyage, the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-19 suffers a complete loss of coolant to its reactor. The crew are able to effect repairs, but 22 of them die of radiation poisoning over the following two years.
July 21 » Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 4 Mission: Gus Grissom piloting Liberty Bell 7 becomes the second American to go into space (in a suborbital mission).
September 12 » The African and Malagasy Union is founded.
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