The temperature on August 12, 1913 was between 8.3 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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 2 » Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.
February 19 » Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
May 29 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
May 30 » The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War; Albania becomes an independent nation.
June 1 » The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
August 10 » Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
Day of death June 17, 1917
The temperature on June 17, 1917 was between 12.0 °C and 30.9 °C and averaged 23.1 °C. There was 13.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south 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.
January 31 » World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
March 4 » Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.
May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
July 6 » World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
October 15 » World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.
November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
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