The temperature on December 9, 1917 was between 0.7 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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.
May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
June 7 » World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.
November 20 » World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.
Day of death February 7, 1983
The temperature on February 7, 1983 was between 0.4 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 1 » The ARPANET officially changes to using TCP/IP, the Internet Protocol, effectively creating the Internet.
April 4 » Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Challenger makes its maiden voyage into space.
April 22 » The German magazine Stern claims the "Hitler Diaries" had been found in wreckage in East Germany; the diaries are subsequently revealed to be forgeries.
September 6 » The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace.
October 13 » Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
December 19 » The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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