The temperature on January 8, 1920 was between -0.8 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the 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 2 » The second Palmer Raid, ordered by the US Department of Justice, results in 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists being arrested and held without trial.
February 29 » Czechoslovak National Assembly adopts the Constitution.
March 28 » Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
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 19 » The Tambov Rebellion breaks out, in response to the Bolshevik policy of Prodrazvyorstka.
November 12 » Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo.
Day of death December 16, 1927
The temperature on December 16, 1927 was between -12.1 °C and -3.4 °C and averaged -7.8 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 10 » Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany.
January 11 » Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
April 23 » Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
May 26 » The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.
July 24 » The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.
November 13 » The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
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