March 19 » Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.
April 6 » Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
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.
November 27 » At the Swedish–Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies.
November 28 » The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
Day of marriage October 28, 1920
The temperature on October 28, 1920 was between -1.0 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (37%). 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.
February 2 » The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia.
February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
April 28 » Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.
May 7 » Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later.
August 15 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.
August 16 » The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
Day of death January 2, 1944
The temperature on January 2, 1944 was between 7.6 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
February 22 » World War II: American aircraft mistakenly bomb the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone.
March 5 » World War II: The Red Army begins the Uman–Botoșani Offensive in the western Ukrainian SSR.
April 1 » Navigation errors lead to an accidental American bombing of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen.
April 17 » Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered.
August 26 » World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
November 1 » World War II: Units of the British Army land at Walcheren.
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