The temperature on August 25, 1914 was between 13.1 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 18.9 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
July 23 » Austria-Hungary issues a series of demands in an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia demanding Serbia to allow the Austrians to determine who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Serbia accepts all but one of those demands and Austria declares war on July 28.
August 12 » World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
August 24 » World War I: German troops capture Namur.
September 3 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
September 9 » World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army.
November 7 » The first issue of The New Republic is published.
Day of marriage October 30, 1936
The temperature on October 30, 1936 was between 2.6 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
June 11 » The London International Surrealist Exhibition opens.
August 1 » The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.
August 9 » Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
December 5 » The Soviet Union adopts a new constitution and the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic is established as a full Union Republic of the USSR.
December 7 » Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.
Day of death July 31, 1969
The temperature on July 31, 1969 was between 17.1 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 19.2 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
May 10 » Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill.
August 14 » The Troubles: British troops are deployed in Northern Ireland as political and sectarian violence breaks out, marking the start of the 37-year Operation Banner.
August 21 » Gap Inc. opened their first store in San Francisco, California.
September 9 » In Canada, the Official Languages Act comes into force, making French equal to English throughout the Federal government.
October 8 » The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago.
October 21 » The 1969 Somali coup d'état establishes a Marxist–Leninist administration.
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