January 6 » Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.
February 6 » The Permanent Court of Arbitration, an international arbitration court at The Hague, is created when the Senate of the Netherlands ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree.
March 16 » Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.
July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
July 9 » The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
September 17 » Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.
Day of marriage May 12, 1923
The temperature on May 12, 1923 was between 2.7 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 8.1 mm of rain. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
April 15 » Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
April 28 » Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium.
June 9 » Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup.
August 2 » Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
September 29 » The French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon takes effect.
October 29 » Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
Day of death January 6, 1958
The temperature on January 6, 1958 was between 1.7 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 11.0 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 18 » Willie O'Ree, the first Black Canadian National Hockey League player, makes his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins.
March 31 » In the Canadian federal election, the Progressive Conservatives, led by John Diefenbaker, win the largest percentage of seats in Canadian history, with 208 seats of 265.
April 26 » Final run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City after 68years, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
May 24 » United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.
July 25 » The African Regroupment Party holds its first congress in Cotonou.
August 29 » United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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