January 23 » Second Boer War: The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces ends in a British defeat.
February 27 » Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg.
May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
June 9 » Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies of cholera in a British prison.
July 2 » The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
December 18 » The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2ft 6 in or 762mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.
Day of marriage August 20, 1921
The temperature on August 20, 1921 was between 13.0 °C and 26.2 °C and averaged 19.5 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 20 » The British K-class submarine HMS K5 sinks in the English Channel; all 56 on board die.
February 21 » Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopts the country's first constitution.
February 27 » The International Working Union of Socialist Parties is founded in Vienna.
March 17 » The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution.
March 18 » The second Peace of Riga is signed between Poland and the Soviet Union.
July 11 » A truce in the Irish War of Independence comes into effect.
Day of death January 29, 1962
The temperature on January 29, 1962 was between -6.4 °C and 1.0 °C and averaged -2.8 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (85%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.
January 3 » Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.
August 5 » Apartheid: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
October 11 » The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.
October 25 » Cuban Missile Crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows the United Nations Security Council reconnaissance photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba.
November 11 » Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.
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