The temperature on March 1, 1916 was between 2.7 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 29 » World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
February 25 » In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
May 31 » World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive.
June 24 » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
September 17 » World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France.
November 13 » World War I: Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.
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