The temperature on June 30, 1915 was between 12.2 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
January 13 » The 6.7 Mw Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
January 28 » An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
February 22 » World War I: The Imperial German Navy institutes unrestricted submarine warfare.
April 5 » Boxing challenger Jess Willard knocks out Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
May 22 » Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, the only volcano besides Mount St. Helens to erupt in the contiguous U.S. during the 20th century.
September 25 » World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
Day of marriage March 24, 1944
The temperature on March 24, 1944 was between 2.5 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
March 10 » Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.
July 17 » Port Chicago disaster: Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320.
August 6 » The Warsaw Uprising occurs on August 1. It is brutally suppressed and all able-bodied men in Kraków are detained afterwards to prevent a similar uprising, the Kraków Uprising, that was planned but never carried out.
August 9 » Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.
September 5 » Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg constitute Benelux.
November 29 » World War II: Albania is liberated by the Partisans.
Day of death November 22, 1976
The temperature on November 22, 1976 was between 2.3 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
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