2015 Event After a credit rating downgrade to 'junk' by Standard & Poor's, Brazil implements a $17 billion austerity package that will eliminate ten government ministries, cut public spending, and halt both hiring and salary increases in the public sector 2015 Event Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi gains parliamentary approval for his proposed reforms to fight corruption and reduce government spending; the measures include eliminating certain government positions and reexamining closed corruption cases 2015 Event Puerto Rico fails to make a $58 billion debt payment on bonds issued by the Public Finance Corporation; Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla warned creditors in June that debt restructuring will be needed to keep the government afloat 2015 Event The Shanghai Composite Index, representing China's stock market, drops 8.5% over fears that the government will withdraw support that has kept stock prices high in the midst of economic slowdown; regulators deny that such a change will be made 2015 Event The German government approves the Greek bailout deal, which was also approved by the Greek parliament earlier this week; German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that chaos would result if the deal did not go through 2015 Event Greece continues negotiations with its creditors after refusing proposed austerity measures; however, the Greek government proposal includes reforms similar to those rejected by voters in a recent referendum 2015 Event The Confederate flag is removed from the South Carolina capitol grounds after the state government enacted a law to permanently remove it; the flag, part of U.S. Civil War history, is viewed by many as a symbol of racism 2015 Event British Petroleum (BP) reaches a settlement with U.S. federal, state and local government entities regarding damages from its Deepwater Horizon rig explosion five years ago; BP will pay USD $18 billion through the year 2030 2015 Event A Dutch court ruling binds the government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% within 5 years in comparison to 1990 levels; plaintiffs argued that citizens must be protected from climate change, which threatens the low-lying nation 2015 Event Negotiations break down between Greece's leftist Syriza government and the European Union regarding issuance of additional bailout funding; Greece has a deadline of tomorrow to repay USD $336 million of its existing debt 2015 Event British Prime Minister David Cameron is re-elected for five more years in a decisive victory that upset predictions of a close election and resulted in the first Conservative majority government since 1992 2015 Event In response to terrorist dangers such as the January shootings at French satire magazine 'Charlie Hebdo', the French National Assembly passes a law to expand the government's surveillance powers; critics warn that the act will violate civil liberties 2015 Event Shiite militia forces in Iraq boycott the fight against ISIS in Tikrit to protest U.S. airstrikes; the U.S. was responding to a request from the Iraqi government, but militias are concerned that the U.S. will receive credit for their work to date 2015 Event Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ruling Likud party have retained victory in this week's election; Netanyahu will now focus on forming a coalition government 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama states that he did not know that former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton solely used a personal email address for government business, possibly violating federal law; Clinton served under Obama for four years 2014 Event Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, a key member of the military arm of the al-Qaeda-affiliated group al-Shabab, surrenders to police; the group seeks to take over the U.N.-supported Somali government 2014 Event Pakistani officials have arrested suspects in the Taliban's military school attack that killed 148 people; the government has lifted a death penalty moratorium and has bombed militant strongholds along the Afghan border to address terrorist violence 2014 Event Sony Pictures cancels release of its movie "The Interview" after hacking attacks and threats thought to be ordered by the North Korean government; the movie is reportedly a comedy depicting an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un 2014 Event The last protest camp has been removed in Hong Kong; activists staged several camps to demand the right to free elections rather than control of candidates and elections by the Chinese government 2014 Event The U.S. House of Representatives passes a $1.1 trillion budget within hours of the deadline, avoiding a government shutdown when current funding expires 2014 Event Zhou Yongkang, China's former security chief, has been arrested on corruption charges and ousted from the Communist Party; Zhou is the highest-ranking official to be arrested in Chinese leader Xi Jinxing's campaign to reduce government corruption 2014 Event Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and several former government officials have been cleared of murder charges stemming from the killing of over 200 protesters during uprisings in 2011 that resulted in Mubarak's resignation 2014 Event Police arrest over 140 people and continue clearing away camps formed by pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong; the protesters seek autonomy in selection of Hong Kong candidates rather than selection of election choices by the Chinese government 2014 Event The Spanish region of Catalonia holds a referendum on independence, despite the ruling by the Spanish court that the vote is unconstitutional; though the government did not interfere with the vote, it will not recognize the results 2014 Event The Turkish government has reversed its stance and is now allowing Kurds to cross into Syria in order to fight Islamic State forces 2014 Event Lawyer Ron Klain has been appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama as Ebola Response Coordinator to organize government response to Ebola cases; though not medically trained, Klain has been selected for his managerial and problem-solving experience 2014 Event Palestine will be officially recognized as a sovereign state by the new government of Sweden; though the U.N. General Assembly supported such recognition two years ago, few nations have officially extended this recognition 2014 Event The Mexican government captures Hector Beltran Leyva, head of a family-run crime organization primarily involved in drug trafficking 2014 Event Hong Kong government offices remain closed as protesters continue to demand resignation of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and an end to selection of Hong Kong candidates by the Chinese government 2014 Event The Spanish region of Catalonia plans to hold a referendum on independence; the Spanish government is moving to challenge the legality of such a move in the nation's Constitutional Court 2014 Event Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah have agreed to share power in a unity government, with Ghani as president and Abdullah as chief executive officer of Afghanistan; both men claimed fraud after the election, prompting a U.N.-monitored recount 2014 Event 49 hostages of the Islamic State are freed and returned to Turkey after an operation enacted by the Turkish government after the June kidnapping in Mosul, Iraq; Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will not give information regarding its actions 2014 Event With help from Qatar officials, 45 U.N. peacekeepers from Fiji have been freed by their Syrian rebel captors; the troops were taken hostage two weeks ago after the rebels overtook the Syrian-controlled part of Golan Heights from government troops 2014 Event Court documents have been unsealed for rulings in 2008 requiring companies to give customers' online data to the U.S. government with no warrant; the papers show that Yahoo! sued but lost, resulting in compliance by Yahoo!, Google, Apple, and others 2014 Event Former Egyptian President President Mohamed Mursi and nine others have been charged with giving confidential state security information to the government of Qatar; if convicted of treason, Mursi could face the death penalty 2014 Event Protests erupt after China issues a decision to not allow free elections in Hong Kong, instead requiring government approval of any candidate running for office 2014 Event The British government raises its terror threat level to 'severe' due to concern over the number of participants in Middle Eastern conflicts who have been traveling to and from the U.K. and who may seek to instigate terrorist actions inside the country 2014 Event A U.S. lawsuit against IBM and Ford Motor Company, seeking damages for the companies' transactions with the former apartheid government, has been dismissed; the transactions were conducted by foreign units and are not under jurisdiction of U.S. law 2014 Event U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder flies to Ferguson, MO to inform residents that the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown will be investigated by the federal government; a separate county-appointed grand jury has already begun reviewing the case 2014 Event Russia supplies Iraq with military aircraft to help the government fight insurgents from the Islamic State of Iraq; the U.S. has readied military assistance, but it has not yet been delivered 2014 Event Ukrainian rebels honor the government's week-long cease-fire; peace talks were also initiated between the separatists, the ambassador to Russia and an ex-president of the Ukraine standing in for the current administration 2014 Event The week-long cease-fire in the Ukraine has been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who urged separatist fighters to stop fighting and instead hold discussions with the Ukrainian government 2014 Event The U.S. is pressing Iraq to put a new government into place as soon as possible in order to keep the nation from being torn apart by sectarian violence; the U.S. plans to send military advisors but not direct military assistance at this time 2014 Event Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin targeting assets stored overseas in an effort to avoid taxes; the Indian government estimates that up to $2 trillion may be in hiding; the nation follows China and Russia in magnitude of offshored wealth 2014 Event The U.S. government will recognize and provide finances to the new Palestinian government, formed by a coalition of Islamist groups Fatah and Hamas; the U.S. considers Hamas a terrorist group, but officials plan to monitor the new government's actions to ensure neutrality and commitment to achieving peace with Israel 2014 Event The U.S. will accept and provide finances to the new Palestinian government, formed jointly by Fatah and Hamas; the U.S. labels Hamas a terrorist group but will monitor the new government's actions to ensure commitment to achieving peace with Israel 2014 Event Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, advises other nations to be cautious in recognizing the new Palestinian government, formed by agreement between Islamist rival groups Fatah and Hamas; Hamas plans to maintain its anti-Zionist stance 2014 Event The Malaysian government has released the last transmission from Malaysian Air Flight 370; the data confirm that the plane was last located over the eastern Indian Ocean; over a year of mapping and search may be needed before remnants might be found 2014 Event The Nigerian government announces that it has located the 270-plus girls abducted by terrorist group Boko Haram, but it cannot rescue the girls yet due to fears that the abductors will kill them if the military attempts a direct confrontation 2014 Event Credit Suisse has pled guilty to criminal charges of assisting U.S. customers in tax fraud and evasion; however, the Swiss government will not allow the bank to cooperate with the U.S. government's request for the names of those customers 2014 Event Regions of eastern Ukraine announce that their self-organized elections show most voters to be in favor of secession; the election results aren't recognized by the Ukrainian government or its allies 2014 Event Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally, will retire in July and be replaced by Mark Fields; Mulally restored profitability and distinguished the company as the only Big Three automaker to refuse government bailouts during the 2008-2009 recession 2014 Event The Brazilian government is auctioning part of the nation's television bandwidth spectrum to mobile phone companies, providing much-needed capacity to meet wireless demand 2014 Event The government of the U.K. has announced that it will put 11 million pounds into the funding of the Square Kilometer Array project, a radio telescope that will collect massive amounts of data from space, requiring immense computing resources 2014 Event The Italian government sets aside 2 million euros for repairs to the ancient city of Pompeii after damage caused by heavy rains highlights the general decay of this World Heritage site 2014 Event New Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announces plans to cut government spending and use the funds to decrease taxes on individuals and regional businesses; Italy's unemployment rate increased 0.2 percent in January to 12.9 percent 2014 Event The Brazilian government plans to cut its spending by almost $19 billion this year in an effort to reduce the country's debt and inflation growth; economists have revised current year GDP and next year's growth forecast downward in recent weeks 2014 Event Chinese automaker Dongfeng and the French government have each invested in PSA Peugeot Citroen, which ranked as the European car company with the lowest sales of new vehicles last year 2014 Event Italy's Democratic leader Matteo Renzi calls for a new government and for the country's Prime Minister, Enrico Letta, to resign 2014 Event Twenty-eight years after Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was ousted, the Philippine government recovers $29 million from Swiss accounts, bringing the total Marcos' secret accounts now recovered and in government hands to $712 million 2014 Event U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urges Congress to increase the debt ceiling because the U.S government debt is expected to hit $17.2 trillion soon 2014 Event Google and Microsoft report that the National Security Agency ordered them to provide information on 10,000 accounts over a six-month period in 2012 and 2013, and Yahoo reported they complied with government request for information on more than 40,000 accounts 2013 Event Saudi Arabia's government agrees to give Lebanon $3 billion to strengthen Lebanon's army and purchase weapons from France 2013 Event The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is re-designated as a terrorist organization as part of a measure by the The Egyptian government to stop terrorists, and anyone financing the bombings and other terrorist acts that have occurred in their country 2013 Event During the first month of its release in October, the U.S. government reports that 106,185 people signed up for health insurance; only 26,794 signed up using the failed website, HealthCare.gov 2013 Event The Australian Government institutes a legal challenge to same-sex marriage in its High Court in response to the Australian Capital Territory becoming the first territory in Australia to legalize same-sex marriage 2013 Event The 350,000 workers furloughed since the recent government shutdown return to work at the Department of Defense 2013 Event A partial shutdown of government agencies occurs after the U.S. House and Senate files to agree on a spending bill to keep government operations running 2013 Event Italian government ministers belonging to Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party resign 2013 Event France drafts a resolution for the Syrian government to turn over its stockpiles of chemical weapons in 15 days 2013 Event As the U.S. prepares an alleged imminent attack on Syria, Walid Muallem, Foreign Minister of Syria, denies that Syrian government forces used chemical weapons 2013 Event Syria's government allows UN weapons inspectors to visit the site outside of Damascus suspected of a chemical weapons attack during the conflict 2013 Event Despite differences with the Russian government and President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Barack Obama affirms that the U.S. will attend the G-20 meeting in St. Petersburg 2013 Event U.S. Republicans unveil a series of bills designed to prevent government abuse, including the 'STOP IRS Act,' which would allow IRS employees to be fired when they take actions for political purposes 2013 Event The entire government of South Sudan, including its Vice President, Riek Machar, is fired by the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit 2013 Event Despite concerns that Greece's government is reforming too slowly, European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF gives Greece an additional 6.2 billion euros 2013 Event In Rome, one hundred thousand protestors rally against their new government's austerity measures, and demand a new policy focused on job creation 2013 Event Australia's government plans to hold a referendum to recognize local government in its constitution; the referendum will coincide with the country's federal election taking place September 14, 2013 2013 Event In Italy, a deal on forming a new government is finalized two months after the 2013 Italian parliamentary election 2013 Event Italy's vice-secretary of the Democratic Party , Enrico Letta, receives the mandate for form a new government from president Giorgio Napolitano 2013 Event The ambassador from the People's Republic of China is summoned by Japan's government after a flotilla of Chinese ships sail near the disputed Senkaku Islands 2013 Event Zillur Rahman, age 84, the President of Bangladesh, dies in office after a long illness at a hospital in Singapore; the government declared three days of mourning 2013 Event In China, more than 9,000 pigs were found rotting in the Huangpu river, threatening to contaminate Shanghai's drinking supply; the government said the water quality in the city tested as normal 2013 Event Egypt's government announces the country will hold parliamentary elections in April, 2013 2013 Event In Bolivar, Venezuela, the country's government opens a granite processing plant, estimating it will provide 25% of the nation's granite requirements 2013 Event Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan responds to air strikes on Syria, saying Israel's government is waging 'state terrorism' 2013 Event In preparation for the Scottish independence referendum, the Scottish Government agrees to alter the wording in its referendum because members expressed concerns that it might lead people to vote for it 2013 Event In a major effort to reduce dependency on Russian gas imports, the government of Ukraine signs a $10 billion shale gas deal with Royal Dutch Shell 2013 Event For the first time since the Battle of Mogadishu, the U.S. announces it will officially recognize, and open diplomatic relations with, the new government of Somalia 2013 Event Venezuela's government announces that President Hugo Chavez is suffering from 'respiratory deficiency', a condition he developed after having a severe lung infection 2012 Event Pakistan's government announces it will accord recognition to the Republic of Kosovo 2012 Event Prime Minister Victor Ponta, of the Social Liberal Union, is nominated by Romanian President, Traian Basescu, to form a new government after Romania holds its parliamentary election later this December 2012 Event Thousands of union employees protest outside of the capital building in Lansing, Michigan, as Michigan's government passes legislation, becoming the nation's 24th right-to-work state, and most highly unionized state in the U.S. to have such laws 2012 Event Following controversial elections, Ukraine's Prime Minister, Mykola Azarov and his government, resign en masse 2012 Event Prior to a visit from U.S. President Barack Obama, Myanmar's government pardons 452 prisoners under an amnesty as a goodwill gesture 2012 Event Riot police are sent out to greet thousands of protesters in Madrid, Spain, who demand that the government quit 2012 Event The British government grants Wales limited powers to borrow money for financing major projects 2012 Event Amidst protests against austerity, the Portuguese government announces details of its draft budget for 2013 2012 Event After weeks of protests, the Hong Kong government backs down on its plans to introduce Chinese patriotism classes in its schools 2012 Event The Pakistani government accuses the Save the Children NGO as being linked to a fake vaccination program used in the hunt for Osama bin Laden; Pakistan orders foreign nationals working for the organization to leave the country within four weeks 2012 Event A refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo experiences an outbreak of cholera; thousands have fled there due to fighting between government troops and M23 rebels 2012 Event Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi appoints Hisham Qandil as Prime Minister, and asks him to form a new government 2012 Event David Cameron, Britain's Prime Minister, suggests government spending cuts will be required until the end of the decade 2012 Event While Greece struggles to overcome its economic crisis, Antonis Samaras, leader of Greece's New Democratic party, negotiates with political rivals to form a coalition government 2012 Event International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, Yukiya Amano, goes to Tehran to convince the Iran's government to co-operate with the IAEA 2012 Event The United Kingdom's government announces it will introduce a consultation process on internet measures which require online users to opt-in if they want to view adult content 2012 Event Syria accuses Ban Ki-moon, Secretary of the United Nations, of 'encouraging attacks on the government' 2012 Event The Vietnamese government asks for help from the World Health Organization after an outbreak of an unidentified fatal disease occurs in Quang Ngai Province 2012 Event Naples' Casoria Contemporary Art Museum begins burning its artworks to protest government budget cuts affecting cultural institutions 2012 Event U. K. government officials announce that Viaspan, a solution used to preserve some donor organs, could be contaminated with bacteria after tests identified Bacillus cereus was present in the solution used to test Viaspan's sterility 2012 Event The Government of Fiji takes over controlling interest in Australia's Qantas airline subsidiary Air Pacific 2012 Event After a power struggle within his government, Haiti's prime minister Garry Conille resigns 2012 Event A German government plan proposing that a eurozone 'budget commissioner' take control of Greece's economic affairs is leaked 2012 Event A ceasefire is signed between the Burmese government and the Karen rebels 2012 Event After a year of being held hostage by pirates, 15 Georgian soldiers are released through efforts of the Somalian government 2011 Event Japan's Government apologizes to Canada for the treatment of its POWs during World War II 2011 Event Belgium's new federal government is sworn in after a historically long 541 days of negotiations 2011 Event India's government relaxes rules relating to the operation of foreign-owned retailers such as Wal-Mart and Tesco within India 2011 Event Northern Rock bank, nationalized in 2008 by the British Government, is sold to Virgin Money for 747 million pounds 2011 Event In Tibet, several acts of self-immolation prompt exiled Tibetans in India to urge the Chinese government to end its repressive policies restricting the Tibetan's religious freedom 2011 Event In Bogota, Columbia, 200,000 people protest government cuts in education 2011 Event In Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resigns, as an emergency government takes his place to deal with the country's economic crisis 2011 Event The exchange rate of the Japanese yen with the U.S. dollar is reduced by the Government of Japan after the yen reached record highs 2011 Event Japan's government announces they require a $157 billion additional budged to cover costs for recovering from the tsunami and earthquake in March 2011 2011 Event In Poland, the Polish People's Party coalition becomes the first government to be reelected since Poland transitioned to democracy in 1989 2011 Event Helle Thorning-Schmidt introduces the new coalition government, officially becoming Denmark's 41st and first female Prime Minister 2011 Event Italy's credit rating is lowered from A+ to A by Standard and Poor's rating agency, a result of its high level of debt and the stability of its government 2011 Event Pakistan's government announces the arrest of Younis al-Mauritani, the senior Al-Qaeda chief 2011 Event Libya's National Transitional Council raises concerns about the mass killing of political prisoners by Muammar Gaddafi's government 2011 Event The Government of Syria is under investigation by the U.N. Human Rights Council for alleged human rights violations during the 2011 Syrian uprising 2011 Event The U.K. government recognizes the National Transitional Council and expels Libyan diplomats loyal to Muammar Gaddafi 2011 Event The Swiss Government blocks 27 million Swiss francs worth of assets belonging to senior Syrian officials 2011 Event In efforts to fund rising social security costs, the Government of Japan plans to double its sales tax over four years 2011 Event In Greece, Police fire tear gas on protesters angry over cuts their government made in co-operation with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund 2011 Event The coalition government announces plans to privatize Northern Rock, a British public-owned bank 2011 Event The Tokyo Electric Power Company together with the Government of Japan will not cap compensation payments resulting from the Fukushima I nuclear accidents 2011 Event The U.S. government 'condemns' international media outlets, including 'The New York Times' for publishing confidential files 2011 Event One hour before the deadline, the U.S. Congress reaches a deal on the 2011 U.S. federal budget, avoiding a government shutdown 2011 Event In London, England, hundreds of thousands march in Trafalgar Square to protest government budget cuts 2011 Event Iran's Government rejects an investigation into alleged human rights abuses called for by the United Nations Human Rights Council 2011 Event The Tibetan parliament will seek the Tibetan community's opinion after the Tibetan government in-exile accepts the Dalai Lama's resignation from politics 2011 Event In Tokyo, the Metropolitan Government Bureau of Waterworks reports that radioactive iodine in city tap water is two times the recommended level for infants 2011 Event After no-fly zone was imposed on Libya, its government announced a ceasefire, which it immediately violated, killing 25 civilians in Misrata 2011 Event Newspapers report that Japan will issue over 10 trillion yen in emergency government bonds to help pay for their earthquake and tsunami recovery efforts 2011 Event The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) states it could save $5.5 billion in 30 years if dollar bills are replaced with coins 2011 Event Responding to anti-government protests in Egypt, the government cuts off access to the internet, cell phones, and imposes a curfew 2011 Event President Mubarak asks his government to resign 2011 Event In Egypt, tens of thousands of people participate in a 'day of revolt' to protest against the government 2011 Event Tunisians take part in a demonstration urging the interim government to step down 2011 Event In an effort to suppress riots, the Algerian government cuts food prices and commits to punishing those responsible for the riots 2010 Event An area in Alaska, twice the size of the United Kingdom, is protected by the U.S. Government; the area is considered a critical habitat for polar bears 2010 Event University students in England and Wales protest the government's plan to increase tuition fees and make higher education funding cuts 2010 Event In Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, the government dismisses criticism from rights groups and opens a 'protest park' 2010 Event The U.S. government determines China is helping Iran bypass U.N. sanctions and is helping them improve their missile technology and develop nuclear weapons 2010 Event Japan's government approves a $60 billion economic stimulus package 2010 Event Nigeria's government opens two swollen dams, displacing two million people in Jigawa State 2010 Event Raul Castro, head of the Cuban government, declares they will lay off half a million state workers to improve their economy by the middle of 2011 2010 Event Twenty-three Shia Muslim activists are charged with terrorism and attempting to overthrow the government of Bahrain 2010 Event Thousands of Kyrgyzstani's rally in response to rumors that Osh's mayor was fired by Kyrgyzstan's interim government 2010 Event The U.S. Government estimates the Deepwater Horizon oil spill dumped nearly 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico 2010 Event Jean Leonard Rugambage, a Rwandan journalist, is shot dead in front of his home in Kigali; the exiled chief editor of Umuvugizi believes the government is responsible 2010 Event Kyrgyzstan unrest continues as over 1,000 people in Jala-Abad gather in the towns main square denouncing Otunbayeva's interim government and chanting pro-Bakiev slogans 2010 Event Over 100 people die in the Krygyzstani riots; opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva says she will lead a temporary government for six months 2010 Event The 2010 Kyrgyzstani riots continue as President Kurmanbek Bakiyev reportedly flees the country, the government steps down and protesters control the parliament building 2010 Event Real blood is spilled at the gates of government by the Thai redshirts, in a third day of protests 2010 Event The second day of conflict between Somali government troops and opposition forces in Mogadishu results in more than 20 civilian deaths 2010 Event Houthi fighters and the Yemeni government declare a ceasefire in northern Yemen 2010 Event Six Venezuelan cable television channels are taken off the air by the Venezuelan government after refusing to transmit government messages 2009 Event The 5th Summit of the Americas takes place in Port of Spain, Trinidad, thirty-four heads of government attend 1997 Event Microsoft argues it should be "free from government interference" 1997 Event U.S. government forces closure of Hudson Foods due to E Coli break out 1996 Death Nicu Ceausescu, son of Romanian President, Nicolae Ceasescu, drinker, gambler, playboy, imprisoned for misusing government funds, dies at 45 in Vienna, Austria 1994 Event Bangladesh government of Zia resigns 1994 Event Italian government of Berlusconi resigns 1994 Event 3rd Germany government of Kohl forms 1994 Event Irish government of Reynolds resigns 1994 Event Haitian government of Smarck Michel forms 1994 Event Ingvar Carlsson forms Swedish government 1994 Event Estonia government of Laar flees 1994 Event Rasmussen government in Denmark, resigns 1994 Event Swedish government of Bildt resigns 1994 Event Kirgizie government resigns 1994 Event Bulgarian government of Berov falls 1994 Event Wim Cook government forms in Netherlands 1994 Event Silvio Berlusconi forms Italian government with 5 neo-fascists 1994 Event Aruba government of Oduber falls 1994 Event South African Government/ANC take power in Ciskei homeland 1994 Event Moravcik forms Slovakia government 1994 Event Premier Alfonso Bustamente ends government in Peru 1994 Event "Government Inspector" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 37 performances 1994 Event Romanian social-democrats form government with anti-Semites 1994 Event Italian government of Ciampi resigns 1994 Event Irish government announces end of a 20-year broadcasting ban on IRA 1994 Event "Government Inspector" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 37 performances 1993 Event Dutch Antilles government of Yandi Paula forms 1993 Event Dutch Antilles government of Liberia-Peters falls 1993 Event Slowakije government of Meciar forms 1993 Event Dutch Antilles government of Liberia-Peters resigns 1993 Event Greek government of Papandreou forms 1993 Event Ukraine government of Kutshma resigns 1993 Event Japan Hosokawa government begins 1993 Event Polish government of Suchocka falls 1993 Event Carlo Ciampi forms Italian government with ex-communists 1993 Event French government of Balladur forms 1993 Event Belgian government of Dehaene, resigns 1992 Event Italian government of Amato forms 1991 Event Colombian government negotiate with M-19-guerrilla 1991 Event 1st post WW II non-communist government in Albania 1991 Event Manuel Noriega is given access to assets frozen by U.S. government 1990 Event Tanzania government of Malecela forms 1990 Event Last of Margaret Thatcher's original government resigns, Deputy Prime Minister Howe 1990 Event Contra guerrillas, leftist Sandinistas and incoming government agree to truce 1989 Event Burma government puts author Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest 1989 Event General Manuel Noriega's government nullifies country's elections, which the opposition had won by a 3-1 margin 1989 Event Journalist petition Chinese government for freedom of press 1989 Event 2nd government of Lubbers falls 1989 Event Lech Walesa begins negotiating with Polish government 1988 Event Mercedes-Benz pays $20.2-M fine failed to meet '86 government fuel standard 1988 Event South African government bans anti-apartheid film "Cry Freedom" 1988 Event Namphy takes control of Haitian government 1988 Event President Zia ul-Haq fires government/disbands parliament in Pakistan 1988 Event Belgium: 8th government of Martens forms 1988 Event Italy government of De Mita forms 1987 Event 7th Belgium government of Martens forms 1987 Death Ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan government official, dies at 88 1987 Event 6th Belgium government of Martens falls 1986 Event Suriname government proclaims gold purification 1986 Event Yitzak Rabin forms Israeli government 1986 Event U.S. government closes down due to budget problems 1986 Event Surinames Ronnie Brunswijks Jungle commandos kill 2 government officials 1986 Event 2nd government of Lubbers sworn in 1986 Event Jordan government shuts al-Fatah offices 1986 Event Jacques Chirac forms French government 1986 Event General Tito Okello's government flees Kampala Uganda 1985 Event 6th Belgium government of Martens forms 1985 Event Olof Palme forms Sweden minority government 1985 Event French government claims no knowledge of assault on Rainbow Warrior 1985 Event French government adopts equal electoral system 1985 Event Israel government confirms resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian Jews 1984 Event U.S. government closes down due to budget problems 1984 Event Simon Peres forms Israeli government with Likoed 1984 Event Government orders air bags or seat belts would be required in cars by 1989 1984 Event Netherlands' Lubbers government gives 48 sites for cruise missiles 1983 Event Federal government shut down 1983 Event 4 South Korean government ministers assassinated in Rangoon Burma 1983 Event Polish government ends 19 months of martial law 1983 Event Chad government troops reconquer Abeche 1983 Event Supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminated against students 1983 Event Argentine government declares all 15-30,000 missing persons dead 1982 Event Olof Palme forms Swedish government 1982 Event Jorgensen government in Denmark resigns 1982 Event Bolivian government resigns 1982 Event Government troops and Moslem-fundamentalists battle in Hamah Syria 1981 Event Belgium's 5th government of Martens forms 1981 Event Dutch Van Agt's 2nd government falls 1981 Event Polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists 1981 Event Spanish government requests membership in NATO 1981 Event 2nd Dutch government of Van Agt resigns 1981 Event 2nd government of Agt forms 1981 Event 74 government officials die in attack in Iran 1981 Event French government of Mauroy forms, with 4 communists 1981 Event Belgium Eyskens government forms 1981 Event Yugoslav government sends troops to Kosovo 1981 Event Belgium's 4th government of Martens resigns 1981 Event U.S. government grants Atlanta $1 million to search for black boy murderer 1981 Event French government accord sends 60 Mirage fighter jets to Iraq 1980 Event Polish government recognizes Solidarity 1980 Event Polish government legalizes independent labor union Solidarity 1980 Event 4th government of Martens forms in Belgium 1980 Event Belgium 3rd government of Martens resigns 1980 Event Cuban government closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla" 1980 Event Polish government recognizes Solidarity 1980 Event Belgium 3rd government of Martens forms 1980 Event Belgium's Marten's government resigns 1980 Event Dutch Government demands boycott of Olympics 1980 Death Oscar Ewing, U.S. government official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90 1979 Event British government identifies Sir Anthony Blunt as 4th man in Soviet spy ring 1979 Event Iran government of Bazargan resigns 1979 Event Federal government makes a $1.5 billion loan to Chrysler 1979 Event Government of Mauretania signs peace treaty with Polisario 1979 Event Italian government of Cossiga begins 1979 Event Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo forms government in Portugal 1979 Event Portugal government of Mota Pinto resigns 1979 Event Belgium's Martens government forms 1979 Event British government of Callaghan falls 1978 Event Shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government 1978 Event Iranian general Gholan Reza Azhari forms government 1978 Event Israeli Government approves "in principle," a draft compromise peace 1978 Event Paul Vanden Boeynants forms Belgium government 1978 Event Belgium government of Tindemans resigns 1978 Event Sweden's Falldin government falls 1978 Event Portugal government of Da Costa falls 1978 Event Israeli government rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas 1978 Event Mario Soares forms Portuguese government 1978 Event Israeli government votes to 'strengthen' settlements in occupied Sinai 1978 Event Bulent Ecevit forms government in Turkey 1977 Event Dutch government of Van Agt/Wiegel forms 1977 Event Menahem Begin forms Israeli government 1977 Event Belgium government of Tindemans forms 1977 Event Morarji Desai forms government in India 1977 Event Dutch Den Uyl government falls 1977 Event Uyl government falls 1976 Event Government halts swine flu vaccination prog following reports of paralysis 1975 Event British government sends troops to Belize 1975 Event Government De Uyl recalls Dutch ambassador from Spain 1975 Event 38 government leaders signs Helsinki accord 1975 Event Argentine government falls 1975 Event Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established 1975 Event Dutch Government of De Uyl decides to obtain an F-16 1974 Event FSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party 1974 Event 60 Ethiopia government officials executed 1974 Event Gaston Thorn forms Luxembourg government 1974 Event Rumor's government in Italy resigns 1974 Event Yitzhak Rabin forms a new Israeli government 1974 Event Canada government of Trudeau falls 1974 Event Leo Tindemans forms Belgium government 1974 Event Ethiopian government of Makonnen forms 1974 Event Bulent Ecevit forms government in Turkey 1974 Event Belgium government of Leburton falls 1973 Event Dutch Antillean government of Evertsz forms 1973 Event Government De Uyl decides Palestijnse fugitives to support 1973 Event John Lennon sues U.S. government to admit FBI is tapping his phone 1973 Event Spyris Markezinis forms government in Greece 1973 Event Vice President Spiro T Agnew says reports he took kickbacks are "damned lies" from government contracts in Maryland. He vowed not to resign 1973 Event Dutch government of Uyl forms 1973 Event Suriname government of Sedney arrests 13 union leaders 1973 Event Belgium government of Leburton forms 1972 Event Pierre Trudeau forms Canadian government 1972 Event Belgium government of Eyskens resigns 1972 Event Chile president Allende forms new government 1972 Event Vietcong forms revolutionary government in Quang Tri South Vietnam 1972 Event British Government declares state of emergency after month-long miners' strike 1972 Event Military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana 1972 Event Belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms 1971 Event Biesheuvel government forms 1971 Event Turkish Government of Demirel forced to resign by Army 1971 Event Government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil 1970 Event Polish government proclaims price rise 1970 Event Dutch Antilles: government of Petronia falls 1970 Event Jordan king Hussein forms military government 1970 Event Italian Rumor government resigns 1970 Event British government of Edward Heath forms, with Margaret Thatcher 1970 Event White government of Rhodesia declares independence from Britain 1970 Event Marxist government takes over in Congo 1969 Event U.S. government holds its 1st draft lottery since WW II 1969 Event Federal government bans use of cyclamates artificial sweeteners 1969 Event Palme government forms in Sweden 1969 Event Italian Rumor government resigns 1969 Event French government of Couve de Murville resigns 1969 Event Dutch Antilles government of Kroon resigns 1969 Event Sudanese government is overthrown in a military coup 1969 Event Suriname government of Pengel resigns 1968 Event Government seizes oil fields in Peru 1968 Event Couve de Murville forms government in France 1968 Event Belgium government of Eyskens-Merlot forms 1968 Event Canadians must get government permission to export silver 1968 Event Czechoslovakian government announces liberalizing reforms under Alexander Dubcek 1968 Event Czechoslovakia Cernik government forms 1968 Event Belgium government of Vanden Boeynants falls 1967 Event Turkish-Cypriot government forms in Cyprus 1967 Event British government devalues pounds from U.S. equivalent of $2.80 to $2.40 1967 Event Mayor-council form of government instituted for Washington, D.C. 1967 Event Government bans submarines near South Africa 1967 Event Premier Pompidou forms new French government 1967 Event Dutch De Young government forms 1967 Event 1st black government installed in Bahamas 1966 Event Dutch government of Zijlstra forms 1966 Event Dutch government of Cals falls by motion of Schmelzer 1966 Event South African government bans Beatle records 1966 Event Soviet government signs accord about building Fiat factory in U.S.S.R. 1966 Event Belgium government of Vanden Boeynants begins 1966 Event General Suharto forms government in Indonesia 1966 Event South Africa government bans Defense and Aid Fund 1966 Event Aldo Moro forms Italian government 1966 Event Military coup in Syria ends Bitar government 1966 Event Harmel government in Belgium resigns 1966 Event Polish government denies exit visa to Cardinal Wyszynski revisionism 1965 Event Belgian government shuts 6 coal mine 1965 Event British government proclaims ends oil-embargo against Rhodesia 1965 Event Dutch government shuts Limburgs coal mine 1965 Event South Africa government says children of white fathers are white 1965 Event U.S. government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam 1965 Event Stefan Stefanopoulos forms Greek government 1965 Event Garcia Godoy forms government in Dominican Republic 1965 Event Pierre Harmel forms Belgium government 1965 Event Australian government announces it would send troops to Vietnam 1965 Event Dutch Marijnen government resigns 1965 Event Dutch Government of Marijnen falls 1965 Event Turkish government of Uerguplu forms 1964 Event Levi Eshkol forms Israeli government 1964 Event Jens Otto Krag forms minority government in Denmark 1964 Event East Germany government allows short visits to West Germany 1964 Birthday Michael Johns, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, health care executive, conservative policy analyst, former federal government official for the United States 1964 Event Dutch government gives Indonesia export guarantees 1964 Event Moise Tsjombe forms government in Congo 1964 Event Papandreou Government takes power in Greece 1964 Event 1st government report warning smoking may be hazardous to one's health 1963 Event Tsjoi Doo Sun forms government in South Korea 1963 Event Aldo Moro forms Italian government 1963 Event Alec Douglas-Home forms British government 1963 Event Dutch government of Marijnen forms 1963 Event Alfons Gorbach forms Austrian government 1963 Event Levi Eshkol forms Israeli government 1963 Event Greek government of Pipinolis forms 1963 Event Greek government of Karamanlis resigns 1963 Event "Jopie" Pengel forms government in Suriname 1962 Event Canada government orders changing nickel back to round shape 1962 Event Algerian government of Ben Bella forms 1962 Event Inonu Government forms in Turkey 1962 Event Laos Suvanna Phuma forms government 1962 Event Laos prince Souvanna Phouma forms coalition government 1961 Event British government begins decimal coin system 1961 Event U.S. government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith 1961 Event Finland's Miettunen government forms 1961 Event Austrian 4th and last government of Raab resigns 1961 Event Belgium government of Eyskens resigns 1961 Event Dutch Queen Juliana celebrates 12 year government jubilee 1960 Event De Quay's Dutch government falls 1960 Event Italian government of Fanfani forms 1960 Event Italian Government Tambroni, resigns 1960 Event Argentine government demands release of Adolf Eichmann 1960 Event Military coup overthrows democratic government of Turkey 1960 Event American Samoa sets up a constitutional government 1960 Event Italian government Tambroni forms 1960 Event Italian government of Segni falls 1959 Event Ben-Gurion's Israeli government resigns 1959 Event Charles de Gaulle forms French government 1959 Event 11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's government and installs Panchen Lama 1959 Event British government arrests Hastings Banda of Nyasaland, ends emergency crisis 1959 Event Antonio Segni forms Italian government 1959 Event Italy government of Fanfani resigns 1959 Event U.S. recognizes Fidel Castro's Cuban government 1958 Event Abdallah Ibrahim forms government of Morocco 1958 Event 2nd Dutch Beel government forms 1958 Event 4th (last) Dutch government of Drees falls 1958 Event Finnish government of Fagerholm, resigns 1958 Event Belgium government of Eyskens and Lilar forms 1958 Event Belgian government of Eyskens, resigns 1958 Event Ferhat Abbas forms Algerian government in exile (Cairo) 1958 Event General Abdul K Kassem forms a military government in Iraq 1958 Event J Pengel forms government/Emanuels premier of Suriname 1958 Event Dutch Government of Drees ends obligatory dismissal of married teachers 1958 Event Government troops land on North-Celebes Indonesia 1958 Event French government of Pflimlin resigns/200,000 demonstrate against De Gaulle 1958 Event Pierre Pflimlin forms French government 1958 Event Government troops reconquer Padang, Middle-Sumatra Indonesia 1958 Event French government of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis 1958 Event South Africa government disallows ANC 1958 Event Government troops land in Sumatra Indonesia 1957 Event Israeli government of Ben-Gurion, resigns 1957 Event Felix Gaillard forms government in France 1957 Event French government of Mauroy, resigns due to Algeria 1957 Event Pote Sarasin forms government in Thailand 1957 Event Prince Suvanna Phuma forms government in LAOS, with Pathet Lao 1957 Event Laos government of prince Suvanna Phuma resigns 1957 Event South Africa government approves race separation in universities 1957 Event French government of Mollet resigns 1957 Event Adone Zoli forms Italian government 1957 Event Gabriel Paris forms government of Colombia 1957 Event Italian government of Segni resigns 1957 Event Ibrahim Hashim forms Jordanian government 1957 Event Jordanian government of Naboelsi resigns 1957 Event Indonesian government of Sastroamidjojo resigns 1956 Event Nagy government of Hungary withdraws from Warsaw Pact 1956 Event French government routes troops to Cyprus near Suez crisis 1956 Event British government sends 3 aircraft carriers to Egypt 1956 Event Lim Yem Hock forms Singapore government 1956 Event Singapore government of Marshall resigns 1956 Event Eisenhower signs farm bill allows government to store agricultural surplus 1956 Event Jordan government of Said el-Mufti forms 1956 Event Jordan government of Samir resigns 1956 Event French government sends 50,000 reservists to Algeria 1956 Event Bandaranaike government forms in Ceylon 1956 Event French government decides to sends 200,000 reservists to Algeria 1956 Event Indonesian government of Harahap resigns 1956 Event French government of Mollet forms 1956 Event Jordan government refuses to join Pact of Baghdad 1956 Event Samir el-Rifai forms government in Jordan 1955 Event Turkish government of Menderes forms 1955 Event Argentine government disbands Peronistic party 1955 Event Turkish government of Menderes resigns 1955 Event David Ben-Gurion forms Israeli government 1955 Event Indonesia government of Harahap forms 1955 Event Tengku Abdul Rahman forms Malacca government 1955 Event Ali Sastroamidjojo of Government resigns in Indonesia 1955 Event Antonio Segni forms government in Italy 1955 Event Said el-Mufti forms Jordan government 1955 Event Jordan government of Tewfik Abdul Huda resigns 1955 Event Dutch Government of Drees resigns 1955 Event British government signs military treaty with Iraq 1955 Event EOKA-bomb attacks against British government buildings in Cyprus 1955 Event Edgar Faure forms French government 1955 Event Norwegian government of Einar Gerhardsen forms 1954 Event Japanese government of Joshida, resigns 1954 Event Tunisian government of M'zali, resigns 1954 Event CIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala 1954 Event Pierre Mendes-France forms French government 1954 Event Achiel van Acker forms Belgian government 1954 Event Belgian Van Houtte government resigns 1954 Event German government refuses to recognize DDR 1954 Event Mario Scelba forms new government in Italy 1954 Event Italy's Fanfani government resigns 1954 Event Fanfani forms Italian government 1953 Event U.S. government gives France $385 million for combat in Indo-China 1953 Event Dutch government proclaims 5% general pay increase on Jan 1, 1954 1953 Event Polish government fires/imprisons Cardinal Wyszynski 1953 Event President Eisenhower establishes Government Contract Compliance Committee 1953 Birthday John Denham, born in Seaton, England, John Yorke Denham, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, served, then resigned as, Minister of State at the Home Office in 2003, over the Iraq War 1953 Event Lebanese president Camille Shamun disbands government 1953 Event French government of Mayer resigns 1953 Event Raab forms his 1st government in Austria 1953 Birthday Andree van Es, born in Den Haag, Netherlands, politician, member, House of Representatives, GreenLeft and Pacifist Socialist Party, director-general of Government and Kingdom Relations 1953 Event Rene Mayer forms French government 1952 Event French government of Pinay, resigns 1952 Event Czechoslovakian government tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata 1952 Event Dutch government refuses New-Guinea (West-Irian) 1952 Event General Naguib forms Egyptian government/becomes premier 1952 Event Willem Drees forms new Dutch government 1952 Event Hussein Sirri Pasha forms Egyptian government 1952 Event Salaheddine Baccouche forms Tunisian government 1952 Event Antoine Pinay forms French government 1952 Event Belgian Pholien government resigns 1952 Event French Plevin government falls 1951 Event David Ben-Gurion forms Israeli government 1951 Birthday Nicu Ceausescu, born in Romania, son of Romanian President, Nicolae Ceasescu, drinker, gambler, playboy, imprisoned for misusing government funds 1951 Event Dutch Antilles government of Da Costa Gomez forms 1951 Event Government of Drees takes power 1951 Event 2nd Dutch government of Drees forms 1951 Event French government of Pleven dissolves 1951 Event Dutch government Drees-van Schaik resigns 1950 Event U.N. gets U.S. government approval to issue postage stamps 1950 Event Great Three acknowledge Bond government as only German government 1950 Event Belgian government dismisses all communist civil servants 1950 Event Rene Pleven forms French government 1950 Event President Truman denies there are communists in U.S. government 1950 Event Polish Catholic church and government sign accord over relations 1950 Death Leon Blum, French premier (People's Front Government), dies at 77 1950 Event Sophocles Venizelos forms liberal Greeks government 1950 Event Belgian government of Eyskens resigns 1950 Event Senator Joe McCarthy claims to have list of 205 communist government employees 1950 Event Georges Bidault forms French government 1950 Event Britain recognizes Communist government of China 1949 Event Chinese Nationalist government moves from Chinese mainland to Formosa 1949 Event Administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian government 1949 Event British government grants Cyrenaica (East-Libya) independence 1949 Event British government recognizes Republic of Ireland 1949 Event Dutch Drees government presents plan for the building of 30,000 houses 1948 Event Greek government disbands due to state of war, press censorship 1948 Event Soviets set up a separate municipal government in East Berlin 1948 Event Belgian government of Spaak, resigns 1948 Event Belgian government of Spaak, forms 1948 Event 1st Dutch government of Beel resigns 1948 Event French government of Schuman, resigns 1948 Event South Africa elects a nationalist government with apartheid policy 1948 Event Belgian government of Spaak resigns 1948 Event Provisionary Indonesian government installed in Batavia 1947 Event French government of Schumann, forms 1947 Event British government sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis 1947 Event Italian government of Gasperi forms 1947 Event Paraguayian government unleashes contra revolt 1947 Event Belgian government of Spaak, forms 1947 Event Belgian government of Huysmans resigns 1947 Event Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of christian-dems and communists 1946 Event U.S. government asks United Nations to order dictator Franco out of Spain 1946 Event French government of Bidault, resigns 1946 Event Nehru forms government in India 1946 Event Belgian government of Huysmans, forms 1946 Event Belgian government of Acker, resigns 1946 Event 1st Dutch government of Beel forms 1946 Event Dutch Beel government forms 1946 Event British mandatory government of Palestine arrests 100 leaders of Yishnuv 1946 Event U.S. recognizes Tito's Yugoslavia government 1946 Event Van Acker forms Belgian government (without CVP) 1946 Event Belgian government of Acker, forms 1946 Event Belgian government of Spaak, resigns 1946 Event Belgian government of Spaak, forms 1946 Event British Government takes control of Bank of England, after 252 years 1946 Event F Gouin follows De Gaulle as temporary leader of French government 1945 Event Java: Sutan Sjahrir appointed as forming government 1945 Event U.S. government announces end of shoe rationing 1945 Event U.S.S.R. establishes a communist government in North Korea 1945 Event Japanese government disregards U.S. ultimatum 1945 Event Polish Provisional Government of National Unity set up by Soviets 1945 Event Schermerhorn government forms 1945 Event Admiral Karl Doenitz forms German government 1945 Event Yugoslavia government of Tito forms 1945 Event King Michael of Romania gives in to Communist government 1945 Event 2nd Dutch government of Gerbrandy forms in London 1945 Event Gerbrandy British government refuses Dutch Jewish right to buy 1945 Event Greek General Plastiras forms government 1944 Event General Radescu forms Romanian government 1944 Event Pro-German government of Hungary flees 1944 Event Hungary: Horthy government falls/nazi count Szalasi becomes premier 1944 Event Bulgaria government of Bagrjanow, resigns 1944 Event French provisional government moves from Algiers to Paris 1944 Birthday Wim Van Drimmelen, Dutch sect Science Council of Government policy 1944 Event U.S. government recognizes authority of General De Gaulle 1944 Event Papandreou government in Greece forms 1944 Event Greek Colonel Venizelos forms government 1944 Event U.S.S.R. recognizes Italian Badoglio government 1943 Event France transfers most of her powers in Lebanon to Lebanese government 1943 Event Yugoslavian resistance forms provisionary government under Dr. Ribar 1943 Event Partisan Tito forms temporary government in Jajce Bosnia 1943 Event France arrests government of Lebanon 1943 Event Benito Mussolini forms a rival fascist government in Italy 1943 Event German paratroopers, on orders of Adolf Hitler, seize former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini who was being held prisoner by the government 1943 Event Soviet Union breaks contact with Polish government exiled in London 1943 Death John Burns, English minister of Local Government (1905-14), dies 1943 Event Japanese government in Java limits sale and use of motorcars 1942 Event U.S. and British government announce establishment of United Nations 1942 Event Government of De Gaulle cancels agreement of Munich 1942 Event British government cancels agreement of Munich 1942 Event Netherland's government in exile, London, recognizes Soviet Union 1942 Event French government of Reynaud resigns 1942 Event Adipatie Ario Soejono becomes minister in Gerbrandy government 1942 Event 2nd Norwegian government of Quisling forms 1941 Event Dutch government in London declares war on Italy 1941 Event London: Dutch government declares Japan the war 1941 Death Anthony G Kroller, entrepreneur/government advisor, dies 1941 Event Yugoslav government in exile names Draza Mihailovic premier 1941 Event Russian government moves from Moscow to Volga as Nazis close in on Moscow 1941 Event General de Gaulle forms government in exile in London 1941 Event English Army enters Baghdad, chasing pro-German coup government 1941 Event Vichy-France's head of government Admiral Dalan consults with Hitler 1940 Event France Vichy government proclaims end to Jewish status 1940 Event German High Commissioner in Norway sets up Vidkun Quisling government 1940 Event Gerbrandy becomes premier of Dutch government in exile 1940 Event Netherlands government in exile of Gerbrandy forms London 1940 Birthday Timothy Wood, British government asst whip 1940 Event Churchill recognizes De Gaulle government in exile 1940 Event British government signs Bruma law under Japanese pressure 1940 Event Diplomatic relations broken between Britain and Vichy government in France 1940 Event Communist government installed in Lithuania 1940 Event French government moves to Bordeaux 1940 Event Reynaud forms French government 1940 Event Norwegian government in exile forms in London 1940 Event Norwegian King Haakon and government flees to England 1940 Event Vidkun Quisling forms Norwegian "national government" 1940 Event French government of Daladier, falls 1940 Event Pianist Ignaz Paderewski becomes premier of Polish government in exile 1939 Event Soviet government revokes Russian-Finnish non-attack treaty 1939 Event Polish government of Moscicki flees to Romania 1939 Event 2nd Dutch De Geer government forms (1st with Social Democrats) 1939 Event 5th Dutch government of Colijn falls 1939 Event 5th and last Dutch government of Colijn, forms 1939 Event 4th Dutch government of Colijn falls 1939 Event Hubert Pierlot forms Belgian government 1939 Event Colijn's Dutch government opens camp Westerbork for German Jews 1939 Event U.S. recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war Pope Pius XII congratulates Generalissimo Franco's victory in Spain 1939 Event Belgian government of Pierlot falls 1939 Event Belgian government of Pierlot forms 1939 Event Belgian Spaak government falls 1939 Event Spanish government flees to France 1939 Event Spanish government moves to Figueras 1938 Event Hitler issues ultimatum to Czechoslovakian government, demanding Sudenten Land 1938 Event Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia demand self government 1938 Event 2nd government of Blum replaced by Daladier government in France 1938 Event Britain and France recognize Franco government in Spain 1938 Event Dutch government starts obligatory unemployment insurance 1937 Event Dutch government recognizes Italian king Emanuel III as emperor of Abyssinia 1937 Event Japan recognizes Franco government 1937 Event Spanish government moves from Valencia to Barcelona 1937 Event Belgian government of Zealand falls due to black money 1937 Event Leon Blum becomes premier of People's front government of France 1936 Event Germany and Italy recognized Spanish government of Francisco Franco 1936 Event Albanian government of Frasheri falls 1936 Event Spanish government moves to Barcelona 1936 Event 1 million demonstrate to support French People's Front government 1936 Event 2nd Belgian government of Van Zealand forms 1936 Event 1st government of Zealand in Belgium ends 1936 Event Quiroga government takes office in Spain 1936 Event Federal Register, 1st magazine of the U.S. government, publishes 1st issue 1936 Event French Laval government falls 1935 Event 3rd Dutch government of Colijn sworn in 1935 Event 1st Belgium government of Van Zealand resigns 1934 Event New Belgian government of Theunis, Francqui and Gutt (3 bankers) 1934 Birthday Yakubu Gowon, born in Kanke, Nigeria, politician, General, Head of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria 1966 - 1975 1934 Event U.S. Court of Appeals upheld lower court ruling striking down government's attempt to ban controversial James Joyce novel "Ulysses" 1934 Event Spanish government of Samper forms 1934 Event Austrian Dollfuss government bans socialistic party 1934 Event Gaston Doumergue forms new French government 1934 Event 1st theatrical presentation sponsored by U.S. government, New York City 1934 Event French government of Chautemps falls (Stavisky Affair) 1933 Event Government disallows NSB-membership for civil service 1933 Event Spain's 2nd Government of Lerroux forms 1933 Event Rudolf Hess and Earnest Rohm become a minister in Hitler government 1933 Event French government of Serraut forms 1933 Event Martinez Barrios forms new Spanish government 1933 Event Alejandro Lerroux forms new Spanish government 1933 Event Spain's 2nd government of Azana forms 1933 Event 2nd emergency Dutch government of Colijn forms 1933 Event Dutch government forbids leftwing radio address 1933 Event Colonial government arrests Anton de Kom in Paramaribo Suriname 1933 Event French government of Daladier takes power 1933 Event Adolph Hitler named German Chancellor, forms government with Von Papen 1933 Event French government of Paul Boncour falls 1933 Event German government of Von Schleicher falls 1932 Event French government of Herriot falls 1932 Event German government of von Papen, resigns 1932 Event Greek government of Venizelos falls 1932 Event British government signs trade treaty with U.S.S.R. 1932 Event British government signs trade agreement with Soviet Union 1932 Event Belgium government of Renkin falls 1932 Event Anti-semite Julius Gombos forms new government in Hungary 1932 Event Hungarian government of Karolyi falls 1932 Event German government of Papen falls/Reichstag dissolved 1932 Event German government of von Papen forms 1932 Event Government declares "Wilhelmus" Netherlands national anthem 1932 Birthday Nigel Lawson, British government official, The Power Game 1932 Event France's Laval government falls 1931 Event Japanese Government of Imukai forms 1931 Event Lord Cecil of British Government says War was never so improbable 1931 Event Austrian government of Ender falls 1931 Event Belgian government of Jaspar falls 1931 Event Spanish Government of General Damasco Berenguer falls 1931 Event French government of Steeg falls 1930 Event Theodore Steeg forms French government 1930 Event French government of Tardieu falls 1930 Event Otto Ender forms Austrian government 1930 Event Austrian government of Vaugoin forms 1930 Event Richard Bedford Bennet forms Canadian government 1930 Birthday Don Conicannon, government minister 1930 Event French government of Tardieu falls 1929 Event Belgium government Jaspar falls 1929 Event French government of Briand falls 1929 Event James H. Scullin forms Australia government 1929 Event British Labour government recovers diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. 1929 Birthday Nigel Althaus, British government broker 1929 Event Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms Dutch government 1929 Event Ramsey MacDonald forms minority Labour government in Britain 1929 Event General Feng Yu-Xiang of China declares war on Chiang Kai-Shek government 1929 Event Austrian government of Ignaz Seipel falls 1928 Event France's 5th government of Poincare forms 1928 Event U.S. acknowledge Chinese government of Chiang Kai-shek 1928 Event U.S. recognizes Nationalist Chinese government 1928 Birthday Albert Booth, British government minister 1927 Event Japan's Wakarsoeki government falls/Baron Tanaka becomes premier 1927 Event U.S. government doesn't sign league of Nations disarmament treaty 1927 Event 4th German government of Marx forms 1927 Event Serbian-Croatian-Slavic government of Oezonowitsj falls 1927 Event British government decides to send troops to China 1926 Event German Marx government falls due to cooperation with red army 1926 Event Danish Madsen government, forms 1926 Event Austria government of Seipel, forms 1926 Event Canadian government of MacKenzie King forms 1926 Event Philippines government asks U.S. to plebiscite for independence 1926 Event France government of Poincare, forms 1926 Event 2nd French government of Herriot, forms 1926 Event Jaspar government asks authority to save Belgian franc 1926 Event 8th government of Briand van France forms 1926 Event 7th French government of Briand falls 1926 Event Swedish government of Ekman forms 1926 Event Egyptian government of Adly Pasha forms 1926 Event Belgian government of Jaspar takes power 1926 Event German government of Marx takes power 1926 Event German government of Luther falls 1926 Event De Geer government in Netherlands takes office 1926 Event Kwo-Min-Tang (Guomindang) declares war on government/warlords 1926 Event 2nd German government of Luther begins 1925 Event German government of Luther falls 1925 Event 7th French government of Briand sworn-in 1925 Event Night of Kersten - Colijn Dutch government falls by SGP-amendement 1925 Event 1st Dutch Colijn government forms 1925 Event Queen Wilhelmina names H Colijn head of government 1925 Event British government of Baldwin refuses to ratify Geneva agreement 1925 Event Jihad-Saint war against Turkish government 1925 Event Turkish government throws out Constantine VI of Constantinople 1925 Event Hans Luther forms German government, with DNVP 1924 Event British Labour government of MacDonald, resigns 1924 Event British Labour government of MacDonald falls to Communists 1924 Event Greek government of Dikalekopoulis, forms 1924 Event French government names General Serrail Governor-General of Syria 1924 Event Government routes 7 Provinces to Peking 1924 Event German government of Marx resigns 1924 Event New French government of Poincare begins 1924 Event 3rd term of Belgium Theunis government begins 1924 Event British Labour government cuts military budget 1924 Event Belgium's Theunis government falls 1924 Event Mussolini government exchanges diplomats with U.S.S.R. 1924 Event New British MacDonald government recognizes U.S.S.R. 1924 Event Ramsey MacDonald forms 1st Labour government in Britain 1924 Event Baldwin government resigns in England 1924 Event 3rd Dutch government Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms 1923 Event Polish government of Grabski, forms 1923 Event Dutch Catholic minority government of Wilhelm Marx forms 1923 Event Germany's Stresemann government falls to SPD 1923 Event Beer Hall Putsch-Nazis fail to overthrow government, 16 die/Hitler flees 1923 Event Beierse government refuses to prohibit NSDAP newspaper Volkischer Beobachter 1923 Event Saxony gets Social Democratic and Communist coalition government 1923 Event 2nd government of Stresemann in Germany forms 1923 Event Stresemann Government ends resistance against occupiers in Ruhrgebied 1923 Event Germany: Gustav Stresemann becomes premier of coalition government 1923 Birthday Reginald Prentice, British government minister 1923 Event Belgium's Theunis government falls because of mine, post and railroad strike 1923 Event Mussolini government italian place in South Tirol/Alto Adige 1923 Event British government grants Trans-Jordan autonomy 1922 Event Wilhelm Cuno forms new German government 1922 Event Mussolini forms government in Italy 1922 Event Benito Mussolini takes control of Italy's government 1922 Event Italian government resigns under pressure from fascists and Benito Mussolini 1922 Event Conservative A Bonar forms new government in England 1922 Event Schwebla replaces Benes government in Czechoslovakia 1922 Event Government of Alexandros Zaimis forms in Greece 1922 Event 2nd government of Ruys de Beerenbrouck installed in Netherlands 1922 Birthday Lord Colinbrook, British government minister 1922 Event Republic rebels occupies 4 government courts in Dublin 1922 Event Italian government of Bonomi falls 1921 Event 2nd government of Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms 1920 Event Yugoslav government bans Communist Party 1920 Event Turkish Government renounces its claim to Israel, recognizes British mandate 1920 Event Alexandre Millerand forms French government 1919 Event Government of Ireland Act of Power (Home Rule for Ireland) 1919 Event Nitti government forms in Italy 1919 Event Bauer forms German government 1919 Event German government of Scheideman resigns 1919 Event Strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann 1918 Event Baden's Geisz forms government 1918 Event Dutch government of Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms 1918 Event Dutch government reclaims South seas 1918 Birthday Faye Glenn Abdellan, U.S. government official, health services 1917 Event Federal government took over operation of American RR for duration of WW I 1917 Event New soviet government suspends freedom of press (temporary) 1917 Birthday Conor Cruise O'Brien, born in Dublin, politician, writer, academic, author, civil servant, Irish government minister 1917 Event British government gives final approval to Balfour Declaration 1917 Event Provisional government of Russia forms, Republic proclaimed 1917 Event Turkish government authorizes Jews to return to Tel Aviv and Jaffa 1916 Event David Lloyd George forms British war government 1916 Event British government of David Lloyd George forms 1916 Event Dutch government ends all miltary engagements 1915 Event Aristide Briand forms French war government 1915 Event Sophokles Skouloudis forms Greek government 1915 Event U.S. government mints 1st $50 gold pieces, for Panama Pacific Expo 1915 Event H H Asquith forms a coalition government in England 1915 Event Last liberal British government of Asquith falls 1914 Event French government returns to Paris 1914 Event British, French and Russian government sign Pact of London, against Germany 1914 Event French government awards king Albert of Belgium the Great Cross 1914 Event Dutch Cort Van de Linden government issues silver bonds as money 1914 Event Belgian government receives German ultimatum 1914 Birthday Clifford Irving, Chairman, Isle of Man Government 1914 Event White Wolf gang beats government army in Jingdezhen China 1913 Event Government -Barthou falls due to overtime conscription 1913 Event Pieter Cort Van de Linden forms Dutch government 1913 Event Aristide Briand forms French government 1912 Event U.S. passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition government 1912 Event U.S. government prohibits movies and photos of prize fights 1912 Event Caillaux government in France resigns 1911 Event Joao Chagas forms Portuguese government 1911 Birthday Lord Shackelton, explorer/government minister 1911 Event Joseph Caillaux forms government in France 1911 Event Belgium government of De Broqueville forms 1911 Event Belgium government of Schollaert falls 1911 Event South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government 1910 Event Dragoumis government forms in Greece 1908 Birthday Lord Renton, QC/British government minister 1908 Event Heemskerk's government begins in Holland 1907 Event Dutch government of De Master falls due to war budget 1907 Event Government of Transvaal sends home 50,000 Chinese day workers 1907 Event Belgium Jules baron de Trooz forms Belgian government 1907 Event Belgium government of De Trooz forms 1907 Event Belgium government of De Stain de Naeyer, resigns 1907 Event De Master's Dutch government resigns 1907 Event Britain grants responsible government to former colony of Transvaal 1906 Event Oscar Straus, 1st Jewish government member, appointed Secretary of Commerce 1905 Event British government of Campbell-Bannerman forms 1905 Event British government of Balfour resigns 1905 Event Dutch government of De Master begins 1905 Event Kuyper government forms in Holland 1905 Event Maurice Rouvier forms government in France 1905 Birthday Oveta Culp Hobby, government official/newspaper publisher/CEO, Houston Post 1905 Event French government of Combes falls 1903 Event British government protests against abuser in Belgian Congo 1903 Event Kuyper government launches anti strike laws 1900 Event Hawaiian Territorial Government begins 1899 Event British government sends an additional 10,000 troops to Natal South Africa 1899 Birthday David Eli Lilienthal, U.S. government organizer, Wisconsin 1899 Event Belgium government of Vandenpeereboom forms 1898 Event In France, Emile Zola is imprisoned for writing his "J'accuse" letter accusing government of anti-Semitism and wrongly jailing Alfred Dreyfus 1897 Event Dutch government of Pierson/Goeman Borgesius resigns 1896 Event Italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea 1895 Event British Roseberry government falls 1894 Event Government obtains injunction against striking Pullman Workers 1894 Event 4th and last British government of Gladstone resigns 1894 Event Revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops 1892 Event 4th and last British government of Gladstone forms 1892 Event 1st college student government forms at Bryn Mawr Penn 1891 Event Dutch Mackay government resigns 1889 Birthday Oscar Ewing, U.S. government official, Everybody's Business 1888 Event Louisville, Kentucky becomes 1st government in U.S. to adopt Australian ballot 1886 Event English Salisbury government forms 1886 Event 2nd British government of Salisbury forms 1886 Event 1st British government of Salisbury resigns 1885 Event British government of Salisbury forms 1885 Event 2nd French government of Ferry resigns 1885 Event Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional government, Sask 1885 Event Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of federal government) 1885 Event U.S. Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds 1884 Event German government recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State 1883 Event John Heemskerk Azn forms Dutch government 1883 Event 2nd French government of Ferry begins 1882 Event France government of Gambetta falls 1881 Event Leon Gambetta forms French government 1880 Event Jules Ferry forms French government 1879 Event Government Kappeijne of Coppello resigns 1878 Event DC is given a new government by Congress, 3 commissioners appointed by president (change in 1974) 1877 Event Dutch government of Heemskerk-Van Lynden resigns 1874 Event Armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical Reconstruction 1873 Event Government bond agent Jay Cooke and Co collapses, causing panic on Wall St 1873 Event U.S. Congress and government raise own salary, retroactively 1872 Birthday Leon Blum, French premier, People's front government 1868 Event 1st British government of Gladstone forms 1868 Event 1st British government of Disraeli resigns 1868 Event President Andrew Johnson passes a law that government workers would work 8 hour day 1868 Event Van Bosse/Fock government begins 1868 Event Dutch Government of Zuylen van Nijevelt falls 1868 Event 1st British government of Disraeli forms 1866 Event Dutch government of Zuylen van Nijevelt/Heemskerk forms 1866 Event French Government of De Putte resigns 1866 Event Dutch government Frans van der Putte forms 1862 Event U.S. government collects its 1st income tax 1862 Birthday Anthony G. Kroller, entrepreneur/government advisor/husband of Helene Muller 1862 Event Dutch 2nd government of Thorbecke forms 1862 Event Confederate government raises premium for volunteers from $10 to $20 1861 Event Lincoln's cabinet declares Union government will pay for expenses once states have mobilized volunteers 1861 Event Confederate government offers war volunteers $10 premium 1861 Event Confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain 1861 Event President Lincoln opens Government Printing Office 1861 Event Government Printing Office purchases 1st printing plant, Washington 1860 Event Congress establishes Government Printing Office 1860 Event Dutch Rochussen/Van Bosse government resigns 1859 Event U.S. recognizes Liberal government in Mexico's War of Reform 1858 Event Dutch government decides to vacate Schokland Island 1858 Event Government of India transferred from East India Company to Crown 1858 Event Dutch Van der Brugghen government resigns 1857 Event 1st perforated U.S. postage stamps delivered to government 1855 Event U.S. Court of Claims forms for cases against government 1855 Event British government of Palmerston forms 1853 Event Netherlands Van Hall government forms 1853 Event Thorbecke government resigns 1852 Event Dutch Government recognize Catholics right to organize 1850 Event San Francisco County Government established 1849 Event Dutch government of Thorbecke forms 1849 Event De Kempenaer's Dutch government resigns 1846 Event Texas state government formally installed in Austin 1843 Event Committee of 9 appointed to establish civil government in Oregon Country 1843 Event U.S. and British settlers in Oregon Country choose government committee 1841 Death Charles Louis W J van Keverberg, Dutch government official, dies at 73 1839 Event Prussian government limits work week for children to 51 hours 1835 Event Texas Rangers, mounted police force authorized by Texas Prov Government 1835 Event New Orleans gives U.S. government Jackson Square to be used as a mint 1835 Event William Lamb Lord Melbourne forms British Government 1834 Event Provisional government forms in Oregon Country 1833 Event British government demands Falkland islands 1830 Event Provisional government declares secession of Belgium from Netherlands 1829 Event President Jackson makes an offer to buy Texas, but Mexican government refuses 1829 Event French government of De Polignac forms 1825 Event Creek Indian treaty signed. Tribal chiefs agree to turn over all their land in Georgia to the government and migrate west by Sept 1, 1826 1818 Event Congress approves 1st pensions for government service 1809 Event Supreme Court rules federal government power greater than any state 1806 Event 1st U.S. college magazine, Yale Literary Government, publishes 1st issue 1804 Birthday Robert Baldwin, L, help establish government in Canada, or 1904 1799 Event Eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets 1798 Event Government troops occupy Hasselt 1798 Event Sedition Act prohibits "false, scandalous and malicious" writing against U.S. government 1796 Event French government arrest 10 utopists 1795 Event Curacao government forbids slave work on Sunday 1792 Event Cornerstone laid for 1st U.S. government building: U.S. Mint in Philadelphia 1792 Event King Louis XVI fires French government 1789 Event 1st loan to U.S. Government (from New York City banks) 1788 Event Masses stone French government army at Grenoble 1787 Event French government proclaims end to stamp/land tax 1783 Event English government of Pitt, Jr. forms 1783 Event English king George III fires government of Portland 1774 Event Boston Port Bill, British government orders Port of Boston closed 1772 Event Gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish government and restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720 1771 Birthday Paul R Cantzlaar, government of Saba/St-Eustatius/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies 1767 Event British government disbands Americans import duty on tea 1752 Event This day never happened nor next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives 1746 Event English Pelham government resigns 1742 Event British Walpole government resigns 1720 Event French government proclaims strike on banknotes 1704 Death John Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of government), dies at 72 1676 Death Nathaniel Bacon, rallied against Virginian government, killed at 29 1676 Event Bacon's Rebellion, frontiersmen vs Virginia government begins 1641 Event Battle at La Marfee Sedan: Earl Soisson beats French government army 1637 Death Dirck J Bas, Dutch merchant/regent/government leader (OIC), dies 1633 Event Massachusetts Bay Colony forms its 1st government 1627 Event Spanish government goes bankrupt 1621 Event French government army occupies Fort St. Jean d'Angely at La Rochelle 1570 Event Battle at Arnay-le-Duc Bourgundy: Huguenots-French government army 1567 Event Battle at St-Denis: French government army vs Huguenots 1519 Event Austrian adel/burgerij in uprising against central government 1502 Event Austrian emperor Maximilian I reformats government machine
