The temperature on February 25, 1915 was between -1.8 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
March 20 » Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
May 17 » The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith) falls.
May 23 » World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.
July 28 » The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti.
August 17 » A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217km/h).
November 25 » Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
Day of death August 19, 1996
The temperature on August 19, 1996 was between 13.7 °C and 29.0 °C and averaged 22.2 °C. There was 13.3 hours of sunshine (92%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 8 » An Antonov An-32 cargo aircraft crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing up to 223 on the ground; two of six crew members are also killed.
May 11 » After the aircraft's departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 on board.
May 13 » Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people.
September 27 » Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N. oil spill in Portland, Maine.
November 3 » Abdullah Çatlı, leader of the Turkish ultranationalist organization Grey Wolves, dies in the Susurluk car crash, leading to the resignation of the Turkish Interior Minister, Mehmet Ağar (a leader of the True Path Party, DYP).
December 10 » The new Constitution of South Africa is promulgated by Nelson Mandela.
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