The temperature on December 8, 1915 was between 4.1 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 12 » The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote.
January 26 » The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.
January 31 » World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia.
May 1 » The RMSLusitania departs from New York City on her 202nd, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives.
June 21 » The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Guinn v. United States 238 US 347 1915, striking down Oklahoma grandfather clause legislation which had the effect of denying the right to vote to blacks.
August 15 » A story in New York World newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from Thomas Edison that could be used to make explosives for the war effort and diverted it to Bayer for aspirin production.
Day of marriage September 23, 1953
The temperature on September 23, 1953 was between 11.6 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 7.1 mm of rain during 6.8 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 11 » The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel.
March 18 » An earthquake hits western Turkey, killing 265 people.
May 25 » The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
June 2 » The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, who is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories & Head of the Commonwealth, the first major international event to be televised.
August 17 » Addiction: First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California.
September 21 » Lieutenant No Kum-sok, a North Korean pilot, defects to South Korea with his jet fighter.
Day of death September 12, 1960
The temperature on September 12, 1960 was between 11.8 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (82%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
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