In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
January 1 » Ellis Island begins processing immigrants into the United States.
February 29 » St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated.
June 11 » The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
July 7 » The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.
September 8 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited.
December 9 » English football club Newcastle United is founded.
Day of marriage December 9, 1937
The temperature on December 9, 1937 was between -2.0 °C and 0.9 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 10.7 mm of rain during 10.0 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
April 9 » The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
June 11 » Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
July 22 » New Deal: The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.
August 1 » Josip Broz Tito reads the resolution "Manifesto of constitutional congress of KPH" to the constitutive congress of KPH (Croatian Communist Party) in woods near Samobor.
September 10 » Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.
Day of death March 7, 1952
The temperature on March 7, 1952 was between 2.0 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 26 » Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
July 3 » The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.
July 21 » The 7.3 Mw Kern County earthquake strikes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds.
August 15 » A flash flood drenches the town of Lynmouth, England, killing 34 people.
November 19 » Greek Field Marshal Alexander Papagos becomes the 152nd Prime Minister of Greece.
December 24 » First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.
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