The temperature on May 3, 1917 was between 4.4 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
February 24 » World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
June 5 » World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
Day of marriage September 15, 1949
The temperature on September 15, 1949 was between 14.9 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 7.7 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
February 19 » Ezra Pound is awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry by the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University.
April 1 » The Government of Canada repeals Japanese-Canadian internment after seven years.
April 18 » The Republic of Ireland Act comes into effect.
August 31 » The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece in Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War.
October 28 » An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board.
November 15 » Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte are executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi.
Day of death August 28, 1990
The temperature on August 28, 1990 was between 12.9 °C and 27.1 °C and averaged 20.3 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the ??. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 13 » German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.
March 11 » Lithuania declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
April 25 » Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position.
June 13 » First day of the June 1990 Mineriad in Romania. At least 240 strikers and students are arrested or killed in the chaos ensuing from the first post-Ceaușescu elections.
August 28 » An F5 tornado strikes the Illinois cities of Plainfield and Joliet, killing 29 people.
September 5 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians.
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