In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
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February 14 » The Polish–Soviet War begins.
May 8 » Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I.
August 11 » Germany's Weimar Constitution is signed into law.
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Weather December 17, 1919
The temperature on December 17, 1919 was between 0.1 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.
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