The temperature on January 8, 1916 was between 3.6 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the 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.
February 25 » In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
April 24 » Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic.
June 1 » Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
September 7 » US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)
December 18 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when German forces under Chief of staff Erich von Falkenhayn are defeated by the French, and suffer 337,000 casualties.
Day of death April 11, 2001
The temperature on April 11, 2001 was between 4.2 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
February 13 » An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter magnitude scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 944.
June 11 » Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
July 4 » Vladivostock Air Flight 352 crashes on approach to Irkutsk Airport killing all 145 people on board.
September 9 » Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview.
September 27 » In Switzerland, a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.
October 8 » A twin engine Cessna and a Scandinavian Airlines System jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people.
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