Rama I succeeds King Taksin of Thailand, who was overthrown in a coup d'état.
Happend on 20. July 1932
German President Paul von Hindenburg signs a decree ordering Franz von Papen to take control of the Prussian state government and declares martial law.
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My dear, the duty that devolved wholly on you in my absence of guiding and expanding the minds of our dear children is a laborious one and a responsible one.
Ezra Cornell