The temperature on December 14, 1916 was between -0.2 °C and 3.5 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 9 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.
July 7 » The New Zealand Labour Party was founded in Wellington.
July 19 » World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme.
August 17 » World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side.
August 27 » World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.
September 15 » World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme.
Day of death October 6, 1996
The temperature on October 6, 1996 was between 2.0 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 16 » A Chicago-bound Amtrak train, the Capitol Limited, collides with a MARC commuter train bound for Washington, D.C., killing 11 people.
April 3 » Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is captured at his Montana cabin in the United States.
April 18 » In Lebanon, at least 106 civilians are killed when the Israel Defense Forces shell the United Nations compound at Qana where more than 800 civilians had taken refuge.
July 17 » TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board.
October 16 » Eighty-four football fans die and 180 are injured in a massive crush at a match in Guatemala City.
December 22 » Airborne Express Flight 827 crashes near Narrows, Virginia, killing all six people on board.
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