The temperature on June 25, 1916 was between 10.6 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
January 10 » World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
February 29 » Child labor: In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from 12 to 14 years old.
April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
June 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
August 17 » World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side.
August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
Day of marriage August 30, 1937
The temperature on August 30, 1937 was between 10.9 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 23 » The trial of the anti-Soviet Trotskyist center sees seventeen mid-level Communists accused of sympathizing with Leon Trotsky and plotting to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime.
April 12 » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
May 26 » Walter Reuther and members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) clashed with Ford Motor Company security guards at the River Rouge Complex complex in Dearborn, Michigan, during the Battle of the Overpass.
June 3 » The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
August 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.
October 2 » Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the northwestern region of the Dominican Republic.
Day of death October 15, 1950
The temperature on October 15, 1950 was between 4.8 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 26 » The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
March 17 » Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
June 24 » Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
August 29 » Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
November 1 » Pope Pius XII claims papal infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.
December 16 » Korean War: In response to China's Second Phase Offensive, U.S. President Harry S. Truman declares a limited state of emergency.
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