The temperature on January 2, 1914 was between -1.5 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
May 30 » The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMSAquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
July 29 » The Cape Cod Canal opened.
August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
August 12 » World War I: The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.
August 26 » World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.
Day of marriage September 4, 1937
The temperature on September 4, 1937 was between 10.5 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 20 » Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President; it is the first time a Presidential Inauguration takes place on January 20 since the 20th Amendment changed the dates of presidential terms.
February 19 » Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.
June 3 » The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
July 26 » Spanish Civil War: End of the Battle of Brunete with the Nationalist victory.
July 29 » Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
November 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
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