The temperature on July 24, 1917 was between 8.4 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (40%). 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.
February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
May 21 » The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack).
July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
November 25 » World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.
Day of marriage May 12, 1945
The temperature on May 12, 1945 was between 12.9 °C and 28.8 °C and averaged 21.1 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
January 3 » World War II: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is placed in command of all U.S. Naval forces in preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima and Okinawa in Japan.
April 29 » The Italian commune of Fornovo di Taro is liberated from German forces by Brazilian forces.
May 15 » World War II: The Battle of Poljana, the final skirmish in Europe is fought near Prevalje, Slovenia.
July 29 » The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
August 2 » World War II: End of the Potsdam Conference.
September 12 » The People's Republic of Korea is proclaimed, bringing an end to Japanese rule over Korea.
Day of death June 29, 1983
The temperature on June 29, 1983 was between 13.2 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 5.7 mm of rain during 8.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 24 » A special commission of the United States Congress condemns the Japanese American internment during World War II.
June 5 » More than 100 people are killed when the Russian river cruise ship Aleksandr Suvorov collides with a girder of the Ulyanovsk Railway Bridge. The collision caused a freight train to derail, further damaging the vessel yet the ship remained afloat and was eventually restored and returned to service.
July 7 » Cold War: Samantha Smith, a US schoolgirl, flies to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Secretary General Yuri Andropov.
December 5 » Dissolution of the Military Junta in Argentina.
December 10 » Democracy is restored in Argentina with the inauguration of President Raúl Alfonsín.
December 31 » In Nigeria a coup d'état led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari ends the Second Nigerian Republic.
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