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Ólafur Thors
1892Jan, 19

Ólafur Thors

Ólafur Thors, Icelandic lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1964)
Ólafur Tryggvason Thors (19 January 1892 – 31 December 1964) was an Icelandic politician of the Independence Party, who served five times as prime minister of Iceland.

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Events on 1892

  • 28May

    Sierra Club

    In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
  • 6Jul

    Homestead Strike

    Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.
  • 7Jul

    Philippine Revolution

    The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.
  • 8Jul

    Great Fire of 1892

    St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
  • 9Aug

    Telegraphy

    Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.