The temperature on March 2, 1917 was between -0.2 °C and 2.3 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 19 » Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
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.
August 30 » Vietnamese prison guards led by Trịnh Văn Cấn mutiny at the Thái Nguyên penitentiary against local French authority.
October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.
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.
Day of marriage November 21, 1944
The temperature on November 21, 1944 was between 1.5 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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.
January 29 » World War II: Approximately 38 people are killed and about a dozen injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy (present-day Kaniūkai, Lithuania) is attacked by Soviet partisan units.
June 9 » World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
June 17 » Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
October 7 » World War II: During an uprising at Birkenau concentration camp, Jewish prisoners burn down Crematorium IV.
October 21 » World War II: The first kamikaze attack damages HMASAustralia as the Battle of Leyte Gulf begins.
October 25 » Second World War: The final attempt of the Imperial Japanese Navy to win the war climaxes at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Day of death March 2, 1965
The temperature on March 2, 1965 was between -5.4 °C and -0.8 °C and averaged -2.8 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
February 17 » Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the manned Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing.
February 18 » The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
March 7 » Bloody Sunday: A group of 600 civil rights marchers is brutally attacked by state and local police in Selma, Alabama.
December 4 » Launch of Gemini 7 with crew members Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. The Gemini 7 spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by the crew of Gemini 6A.
December 9 » A Charlie Brown Christmas, first in a series of Peanuts television specials, debuts on CBS.
December 9 » Kecksburg UFO incident: A fireball is seen from Michigan to Pennsylvania; witnesses report something crashing in the woods near Pittsburgh.
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