The temperature on January 18, 1915 was between -1.4 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged 0.3 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
March 27 » Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States is put in quarantine for the second time, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
April 24 » The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
May 9 » World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
July 7 » Colombo Town Guard officer Henry Pedris is executed in British Ceylon for allegedly inciting persecution of Muslims.
July 16 » At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.
October 12 » World War I: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium
Day of death October 6, 1942
The temperature on October 6, 1942 was between 10.5 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 2 » World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.
February 9 » Year-round Daylight saving time (aka War Time) is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.
March 29 » The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city.
May 31 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia.
June 20 » The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp.
November 19 » Mutesa II is crowned the 35th and last Kabaka (king) of Buganda, prior to the restoration of the kingdom in 1993.
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