The temperature on March 5, 1917 was between -4.2 °C and 0.3 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 31 » World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
March 4 » Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.
March 11 » World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
May 21 » The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack).
July 6 » World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
Day of death February 20, 2008
The temperature on February 20, 2008 was between -1.5 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (20%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
April 22 » The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service.
June 11 » The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit.
August 1 » Eleven mountaineers from international expeditions died on K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth in the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering.
August 18 » War of Afghanistan: Uzbin Valley ambush occurs.
September 20 » A dump truck full of explosives detonates in front of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others.
December 27 » Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.
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