The temperature on July 4, 1917 was between 10.4 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 13.6 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 31 » World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
February 23 » First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar).
June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
June 28 » World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.
November 7 » The Gregorian calendar date of the October Revolution, which gets its name from the Julian calendar date of 25 October. On this date in 1917, the Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace.
December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.
Day of marriage October 4, 1952
The temperature on October 4, 1952 was between 3.2 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 14 » NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
February 21 » The Bengali Language Movement protests occur at the University of Dhaka in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
June 26 » The Pan-Malayan Labour Party is founded in Malaya, as a union of statewide labour parties.
July 3 » The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.
November 4 » The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA.
December 5 » Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it.
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