The temperature on April 12, 1916 was between 2.7 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 16.6 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.
March 8 » World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.
June 4 » World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia.
June 29 » British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising.
August 25 » The United States National Park Service is created.
August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
November 7 » Woodrow Wilson is reelected as President of the United States.
Day of death March 17, 2001
The temperature on March 17, 2001 was between 2.2 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 5.9 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 18 » FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
August 6 » Erwadi fire incident, 28 mentally ill persons tied to a chain were burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu.
October 7 » The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.
November 14 » War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.
December 12 » Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.
December 19 » Argentine economic crisis: December riots: Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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