2011 Event The New South Wales boat 'Loki' is proclaimed the winner of the 2011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 1983 Event Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus proclaimed 1983 Event 1st National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed 1979 Event Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah 1975 Event Laos falls to communist forces; Lao People's Democratic Rep proclaimed 1975 Event Democratic Republic East-Timor proclaimed 1975 Event Juan Carlos proclaimed king of Spain 1972 Event Revised Dutch constitution proclaimed 1971 Event Turkey state of siege proclaimed 1965 Event Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Britain by Prime Minister Ian D Smith 1964 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest 1963 Event State of siege proclaimed in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini arrested 1963 Event Yugoslavia proclaimed a Socialistic republic 1962 Event Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day) 1961 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in South Vietnam due to commun attack 1961 Event Republic of Rwanda proclaimed 1959 Event Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus 1958 Event Ceylon emergency crisis proclaimed 1958 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in Algeria 1956 Event Emergency crisis in North Ireland proclaimed after IRA strikes 1956 Event Pakistan proclaimed an Islamic republic in Commonwealth (National Day) 1955 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in Cyprus 1953 Event Egypt proclaimed a republic, General Neguib becomes president 1952 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya 1952 Event Hussain ibn Talal proclaimed King of Jordan 1952 Event Hussein Ibn Talal I, proclaimed King of Jordan 1949 Event People's Rep of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung (National Day) 1949 Event Federal Republic of [West] Germany proclaimed (Republic Day) 1949 Event Bolivian state of siege proclaimed 1948 Event People's Democratic Republic of Korea proclaimed 1948 Event Republic of Korea (South Korea) proclaimed (National Day) 1947 Event Romanian republic proclaimed 1946 Event Republic of Hungary proclaimed, Zolt n Tildy as communist president 1945 Event Yugoslavian Socialist Republic proclaimed 1939 Event New anti Jewish measurements in Poland, proclaimed 1932 Event State of siege proclaimed in Honduras 1931 Event Ottawa Mint Act is proclaimed in England 1931 Event Chinese People's Republic proclaimed by Mao Tse Tung 1925 Event Albania Republic proclaimed under President Achmed Zogu 1924 Event Mongolian People's Republic proclaimed 1924 Event Native Americans are proclaimed U.S. citizens 1922 Event Dutch Constitution proclaimed 1922 Event State of siege proclaimed during mine strike Johannesburg, South Africa 1921 Event Georgian SSR proclaimed 1918 Event Serbian-Croatian-Slovic kingdom proclaimed in Belgrade 1918 Event Independence of Poland proclaimed by Jozef Pilsudski 1918 Event Republic Germany proclaimed 1918 Event Republic of Poland proclaimed 1918 Event Ukraine proclaimed a free republic 1917 Event Russia proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky 1917 Event Provisional government of Russia forms, Republic proclaimed 1912 Event Comoros proclaimed a French colonies 1912 Event Chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet 1906 Event State of siege proclaimed in Zululand 1901 Event Cook Islands annexed and proclaimed part of New Zealand 1901 Event Dutch Penitentiary children's law proclaimed 1894 Event Republic of Hawaii proclaimed, Sanford B. Dole as president 1889 Event Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, deposed; republic proclaimed 1884 Event British protectorate proclaimed over southeast New Guinea 1877 Event England's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India 1876 Event Turkey's 1st constitution proclaimed 1871 Event 2nd German Empire proclaimed by Kaiser Wilhelm I and Bismarck 1870 Event Compulsory education proclaimed in England 1870 Event 3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king 1870 Event Pontifical infalliability proclaimed 1862 Event Union General Ben "Beast" Butler is proclaimed a "felon, outlaw and common enemy of mankind" by Jefferson Davis 1862 Event Amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname 1861 Event Italy declares independence; Kingdom of Italy proclaimed 1849 Event Hungarian Republic proclaimed 1848 Event State of siege proclaimed in Amsterdam 1848 Event 2nd French Republic proclaimed 1843 Event Hong Kong proclaimed a British Crown Colony 1841 Event Hong Kong proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain 1840 Event 1st Hawaiian constitution proclaimed 1839 Event Palace of Gulhane Turkey, freedom of religion proclaimed 1828 Event Simon Bolivar proclaimed dictator 1815 Event Willem I proclaimed king of the Netherlands, including Belgium 1814 Event Norway's independence proclaimed 1804 Event Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France 1796 Event Jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England 1689 Event William III and Mary Stuart proclaimed king and queen of England 1689 Event Dutch prince William III proclaimed king of England 1340 Event English king Edward III proclaimed king of France 1272 Event Edward I proclaimed King of England 1179 Event Lando Sittino proclaimed (anti-)pope Innocent III 306 Event Mark Aurelius Valerius Maxentius proclaimed emperor of Rome