January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
Day of marriage June 27, 1932
The temperature on June 27, 1932 was between 10.6 °C and 24.8 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was 13.6 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
August 2 » The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
August 10 » A 5.1 kilograms (11lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
September 5 » The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger.
December 10 » Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.
December 18 » The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship.
Day of death July 20, 1948
The temperature on July 20, 1948 was between 13.9 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
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).
May 12 » Wilhelmina, Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, cedes the throne.
May 18 » The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.
May 24 » Arab–Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time to prepare enough to stop the Egyptian advance a week later.
May 29 » United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is founded.
November 1 » Athenagoras I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, is enthroned.
November 12 » In Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II.
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