January 12 » The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom.
February 1 » Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger.
February 24 » Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the Cuban War of Independence, that ends with the Spanish–American War in 1898.
April 17 » The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
June 28 » The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis’s claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent."
September 3 » John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12-0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
Day of marriage February 16, 1922
The temperature on February 16, 1922 was between 0.3 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
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.
January 7 » Dáil Éireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by a 64–57 vote.
February 6 » The Washington Naval Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., limiting the naval armaments of United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy.
March 26 » The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland.
September 9 » The Greco-Turkish War effectively ends with Turkish victory over the Greeks in Smyrna.
November 14 » The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom.
December 30 » The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.
Day of death December 24, 1959
The temperature on December 24, 1959 was between 2.5 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 3 » Rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
February 16 » Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.
April 9 » Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
August 11 » Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
September 14 » The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
September 16 » The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
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