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 13 » U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USSBoston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.
January 17 » Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
January 21 » The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
February 28 » The USSIndiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, is launched.
June 20 » Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother.
June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
Day of death January 21, 1947
The temperature on January 21, 1947 was between -5.8 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged -1.7 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 22 » KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
July 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
September 18 » The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States by the National Security Act. It also establishes the Air Force as an equal partner of the Army and Navy.
October 22 » The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan begins, having started just after the partition of India.
November 17 » The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
November 29 » First Indochina War: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam.
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