The temperature on October 8, 1914 was between 3.1 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1 » The SPT Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline to use a winged aircraft.
May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
August 15 » A servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright murders seven people and sets fire to the living quarters of Wright's Wisconsin home, Taliesin.
August 15 » World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia.
September 9 » World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army.
November 7 » The first issue of The New Republic is published.
Day of marriage February 9, 1932
The temperature on February 9, 1932 was between -4.0 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 4 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.
March 1 » Charles Lindbergh's son is kidnapped.
April 5 » Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
July 29 » Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans.
September 7 » The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences.
September 23 » The unification of Saudi Arabia is completed.
Day of death August 29, 2001
The temperature on August 29, 2001 was between 7.8 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 12 » Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
July 24 » Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first monarch in history to regain political power through democratic election to a different office.
September 9 » Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview.
October 8 » A twin engine Cessna and a Scandinavian Airlines System jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people.
November 14 » War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.
December 11 » The People's Republic of China joins the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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