The temperature on August 27, 1914 was between 12.5 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
May 29 » The Ocean liner RMSEmpress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
August 23 » World War I: The British Expeditionary Force and the French Fifth Army begin their Great Retreat before the German Army.
August 25 » World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
September 16 » World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
October 19 » First World War: The First Battle of Ypres begins.
Day of marriage May 6, 1941
The temperature on May 6, 1941 was between 1.1 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 20 » A German officer is killed in Bucharest, Romania, sparking a rebellion and pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers.
January 21 » Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania the day before, members of the Iron Guard engaged in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews.
April 27 » World War II: German troops enter Athens.
July 26 » World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, the United States, Britain and the Netherlands freeze all Japanese assets and cut off oil shipments.
November 25 » HMSBarham is sunk by a German torpedo during World War II.
December 12 » Adolf Hitler declares the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.
Day of death November 8, 2004
The temperature on November 8, 2004 was between 3.9 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (5%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 14 » The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
March 19 » March 19 Shooting Incident: The Republic of China(Taiwan) president Chen Shui-bian was shot just before the country's presidential election on March 20.
March 22 » Ahmed Yassin, co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas, two bodyguards, and nine civilian bystanders are killed in the Gaza Strip when hit by Israeli Air Force Hellfire missiles.
April 1 » Google announces Gmail to the public.
October 14 » Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 crashes in Jefferson City, Missouri. The two pilots (the aircraft's only occupants) are killed.
December 30 » A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 194.
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