The temperature on January 13, 1918 was between -0.8 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
May 14 » Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
June 24 » First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
October 1 » World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
October 4 » World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey.
November 11 » Emperor Charles I of Austria relinquishes power.
December 1 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.
Day of death April 22, 1918
The temperature on April 22, 1918 was between -1.0 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
April 8 » World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City's financial district.
August 16 » The Battle of Lake Baikal was fought between the Czechoslovak Legion and the Red Army.
November 26 » The Montenegran Podgorica Assembly votes for a "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia.
November 27 » The Free Territory of Ukraine is established in Huliaipole.
December 4 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.
December 27 » The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.
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