The temperature on January 23, 1916 was between -0.7 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 3 » The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of 7 lives.
April 29 » World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
June 1 » Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
August 2 » World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
November 19 » Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.
Day of marriage October 14, 1947
The temperature on October 14, 1947 was between 7.4 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
April 9 » The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
April 9 » The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel.
April 9 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted.
May 3 » New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect.
November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.
December 2 » Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.
Day of death August 8, 2000
The temperature on August 8, 2000 was between 13.0 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
May 25 » Liberation Day of Lebanon: Israel withdraws its army from Lebanese territory (with the exception of the disputed Shebaa farms zone) 18 years after the invasion of 1982.
June 16 » The Secretary-General of the UN reports that Israel has complied with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, 22years after its issuance, and completely withdrew from Lebanon. The Resolution does not encompass the Shebaa farms, which is claimed by Israel, Syria and Lebanon.
July 25 » Concorde Air France Flight 4590 crashes at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, killing 113 people.
October 11 » NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission.
December 12 » The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.
December 19 » The Leninist Guerrilla Units wing of the Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist attack a Nationalist Movement Party office in Istanbul, Turkey, killing one person and injuring three.
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