January 4 » Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
July 9 » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
Day of marriage December 30, 1920
The temperature on December 30, 1920 was between 6.1 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 16 » The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris, France.
March 12 » The Kapp Putsch begins when the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt is ordered to march on Berlin.
May 9 » Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army under General Edward Rydz-Śmigły celebrates its capture of Kiev with a victory parade on Khreshchatyk.
August 31 » Polish–Soviet War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
November 2 » In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 United States presidential election.
Day of death April 8, 1950
The temperature on April 8, 1950 was between 6.2 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 14 » The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
March 1 » Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data.
April 8 » India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat–Nehru Pact.
September 3 » "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
October 9 » The Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Korea begins.
November 5 » Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.
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