The temperature on January 10, 1917 was between 0.5 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. 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.
January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
March 8 » International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar).
July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.
Day of death February 2, 1996
The temperature on February 2, 1996 was between -7.8 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged -1.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 17 » The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.
May 10 » A blizzard strikes Mount Everest, killing eight climbers by the next day.
July 27 » In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.
September 5 » Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people.
September 27 » Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N. oil spill in Portland, Maine.
December 10 » The new Constitution of South Africa is promulgated by Nelson Mandela.
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