The temperature on December 29, 1914 was between 2.0 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (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 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
July 28 » In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I.
August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
August 24 » World War I: German troops capture Namur.
September 3 » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
December 23 » World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.
Day of marriage April 25, 1944
The temperature on April 25, 1944 was between 5.2 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
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.
June 13 » World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns in a Tiger I tank.
June 26 » World War II: The Battle of Osuchy in Osuchy, Poland, one of the largest battles between Nazi Germany and Polish resistance forces, ends with the defeat of the latter.
August 7 » IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (known best as the Harvard Mark I).
August 15 » World War II: Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France.
August 19 » World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.
August 20 » World War II: The Battle of Romania begins with a major Soviet Union offensive.
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