The temperature on July 26, 1917 was between 10.8 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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.
March 2 » The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
November 20 » World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.
November 28 » The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
December 11 » World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.
Day of marriage October 9, 1942
The temperature on October 9, 1942 was between 7.5 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 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 16 » Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called Führerbunker.
April 20 » World War II: U.S. troops capture Leipzig, Germany, only to later cede the city to the Soviet Union.
May 8 » Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre.
May 8 » The Halifax riot starts when thousands of civilians and servicemen rampage through Halifax, Nova Scotia.
September 8 » The division of Korea begins when United States troops arrive to partition the southern part of Korea in response to Soviet troops occupying the northern part of the peninsula a month earlier.
November 1 » The official North Korean newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, is first published under the name Chongro.
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