The temperature on March 8, 1915 was between -1.8 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the 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.
January 19 » Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
March 26 » The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
June 5 » Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage.
June 9 » William Jennings Bryan resigns as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United States' handling of the sinking of the RMSLusitania.
September 5 » The pacifist Zimmerwald Conference begins.
September 25 » World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
Day of death March 19, 2010
The temperature on March 19, 2010 was between 10.0 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
March 11 » Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile, while three earthquakes, the strongest measuring magnitude 6.9 and all centered next to Pichilemu, capital of Cardenal Caro province, hit central Chile during the ceremony.
May 6 » In just 36 minutes, the Dow-Jones average plunged nearly 1000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Crash.
May 15 » Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.
June 16 » Bhutan becomes the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco.
September 19 » The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
November 23 » Bombardment of Yeonpyeong: North Korean artillery attack kills two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.
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