January 1 » Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government.
March 4 » The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520m) long, is opened by the Duke of Rothesay, later King Edward VII.
July 26 » In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation.
September 12 » Salisbury, Rhodesia, is founded.
November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.
December 15 » Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull is killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, leading to the Wounded Knee Massacre.
Day of marriage May 15, 1914
The temperature on May 15, 1914 was between 8.3 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
March 1 » The Republic of China joins the Universal Postal Union.
May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
May 29 » The Ocean liner RMSEmpress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
July 4 » The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.
August 6 » World War I: First Battle of the Atlantic: Two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German U-boats leave their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea.
August 6 » World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
Day of death July 4, 1955
The temperature on July 4, 1955 was between 10.9 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (23%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 1 » The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
June 2 » The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.
June 7 » Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
September 25 » The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
October 1 » The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established.
December 8 » The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.
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