The temperature on March 1, 1914 was between -0.9 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
February 26 » HMHSBritannic, sister to the RMSTitanic, is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
November 5 » World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
November 7 » The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
November 7 » The first issue of The New Republic is published.
November 13 » Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.
Day of marriage January 20, 1947
The temperature on January 20, 1947 was between -2.7 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 29 » Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar.
April 16 » Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
June 5 » Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
July 19 » Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.
October 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
November 30 » Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.
Day of death October 12, 1994
The temperature on October 12, 1994 was between 2.0 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 12 » Four thieves break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream.
May 5 » American teenager Michael P. Fay is caned in Singapore for theft and vandalism.
August 23 » Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
October 1 » Palau enters a Compact of Free Association with the United States.
October 12 » The Magellan spacecraft burns up in the atmosphere of Venus.
December 31 » This date is skipped altogether in Kiribati as the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands change time zones from UTC−11:00 to UTC+13:00 and UTC−10:00 to UTC+14:00, respectively.
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