The temperature on March 6, 1914 was between 6.4 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
April 23 » First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
July 28 » In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I.
August 1 » The German Empire declares war on the Russian Empire at the opening of World War I. The Swiss Army mobilizes because of World War I.
November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
November 28 » World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.
Day of marriage May 13, 1946
The temperature on May 13, 1946 was between 6.5 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 7.2 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
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).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
January 31 » The Democratic Republic of Vietnam introduces the đồng to replace the French Indochinese piastre at par.
February 12 » World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats.
March 29 » Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, one of Mexico's leading universities, is founded.
April 23 » Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
July 4 » After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, the Philippines attains full independence from the United States.
October 22 » Operation Osoaviakhim takes place, recruiting of thousands of military-related technical specialists from the Soviet occupation zone of post–World War II Germany for employment in the Soviet Union.
Day of death August 8, 2004
The temperature on August 8, 2004 was between 17.2 °C and 31.0 °C and averaged 24.5 °C. There was 12.6 hours of sunshine (83%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
March 29 » Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO as full members.
April 22 » Two fuel trains collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing up to 150 people.
September 29 » The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
October 27 » The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years.
November 21 » The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity.
December 31 » The official opening of Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of 509 metres (1,670ft).
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