The temperature on January 28, 1915 was between -6.6 °C and -1.3 °C and averaged -2.9 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
April 18 » French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
June 29 » The North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915 is the worst flood in Edmonton history.
July 28 » The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti.
August 27 » Attempted assassination of Bishop Patrick Heffron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona by Rev. Louis M. Lesches.
August 29 » US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident.
October 14 » World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.
Day of marriage November 12, 1936
The temperature on November 12, 1936 was between 5.9 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
March 5 » First flight of K5054, the first prototype Supermarine Spitfire advanced monoplane fighter aircraft in the United Kingdom.
March 7 » Prelude to World War II: In violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany reoccupies the Rhineland.
June 26 » Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.
June 30 » Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country.
October 9 » Boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam) begins to generate electricity and transmit it to Los Angeles.
November 2 » The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.
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