
A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. December 5 » Beginning of the Great Smog in London.December 1 » The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery.October 20 » The Governor of Kenya declares a state of emergency and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.July 21 » The 7.3 M w Kern County earthquake strikes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds.May 13 » The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.
February 21 » The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free". The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens. In The Netherlands, there was from Septemto Octothe cabinet Drees II, with Dr. In The Netherlands, there was from Mato Septemthe cabinet Drees I, with Dr.
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November 21 » A pogrom takes place in Lwów (now Lviv) over three days, at least 50 Jews and 270 Ukrainian Christians are killed by Poles. November 3 » The German Revolution of 1918–19 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel. July 12 » The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621. April 8 » World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City's financial district. February 5 » SSTuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk. January 29 » Ukrainian–Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later. The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands, there was from Septemto Septemthe cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister. In The Netherlands, there was from Augto Septemthe cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)