February 24 » Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the Cuban War of Independence, that ends with the Spanish–American War in 1898.
April 17 » The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
September 18 » The Atlanta Exposition Speech on race relations is delivered by Booker T. Washington.
October 21 » The Republic of Formosa collapses as Japanese forces invade.
November 8 » While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.
Day of marriage May 24, 1919
The temperature on May 24, 1919 was between 9.3 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 21 » A revolutionary Irish parliament is founded and declares the independence of the Irish Republic. One of the first engagements of the Irish War of Independence takes place.
February 5 » Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists.
May 15 » The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job.
June 21 » The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg general strike.
August 11 » Germany's Weimar Constitution is signed into law.
November 11 » Latvian forces defeat the West Russian Volunteer Army at Riga in the Latvian War of Independence.
Day of death August 12, 1959
The temperature on August 12, 1959 was between 14.4 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Charles de Gaulle is proclaimed as the first President of the French Fifth Republic.
January 30 » MSHans Hedtoft, said to be the safest ship afloat and "unsinkable" like the RMSTitanic, strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sinks, killing all 95 aboard.
July 7 » Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
July 15 » The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
September 12 » Bonanza premieres, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.
November 19 » The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.
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