February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
April 19 » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
Day of marriage April 20, 1949
The temperature on April 20, 1949 was between 4.0 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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).
April 18 » The Republic of Ireland Act comes into effect.
June 24 » The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
September 29 » The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People's Republic of China.
November 2 » The Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference ends with the Netherlands agreeing to transfer sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the United States of Indonesia.
November 3 » Chinese Civil War: The Battle of Dengbu Island occurs.
December 13 » The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.
Day of death May 24, 1974
The temperature on May 24, 1974 was between 6.7 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 1 » A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in São Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
March 29 » NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury.
July 15 » In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing President Makarios and installing Nikos Sampson as Cypriot president.
September 15 » Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
September 18 » Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110mph winds, killing 5,000 people.
December 19 » Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford under the provisions of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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