The temperature on May 16, 1918 was between 9.4 °C and 25.0 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 16 » The Council of Lithuania unanimously adopts the Act of Independence, declaring Lithuania an independent state.
August 13 » Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson is the first woman to enlist.
October 28 » First World War: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War.
November 13 » World War I: Allied troops occupy Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
December 14 » Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the Finnish throne.
December 17 » Darwin Rebellion: Up to 1,000 demonstrators march on Government House in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Day of marriage July 15, 1946
The temperature on July 15, 1946 was between 8.2 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
January 19 » General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals.
July 7 » Mother Francesca S. Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized.
September 8 » The referendum abolishes the monarchy in Bulgaria.
October 1 » The Daegu October Incident occurs in Allied-occupied Korea.
December 9 » The "Subsequent Nuremberg trials" begin with the "Doctors' trial", prosecuting physicians and officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of euthanasia.
December 19 » Start of the First Indochina War.
Day of death September 20, 2005
The temperature on September 20, 2005 was between 5.0 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (73%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
April 25 » Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union.
May 31 » Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat".
August 18 » A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.
October 19 » Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
November 23 » Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.
December 17 » Anti-World Trade Organization protesters riot in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
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