The temperature on March 24, 1917 was between -5.7 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (86%). 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 19 » Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
August 28 » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
December 6 » Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time.
Day of marriage February 11, 1942
The temperature on February 11, 1942 was between -6.3 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
June 11 » World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.
July 23 » World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin.
August 8 » Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence.
August 26 » At Chortkiv, the Ukrainian police and German Schutzpolizei deport two thousand Jews to Bełżec extermination camp. Five hundred of the sick and children are murdered on the spot. This continued until the next day.
November 10 » World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.
December 7 » World War II: British commandos conduct Operation Frankton, a raid on shipping in Bordeaux harbour.
Day of death June 14, 1994
The temperature on June 14, 1994 was between 6.6 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 13.8 hours of sunshine (83%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 5 » Markale massacres, more than 60 people are killed and some 200 wounded as a mortar shell explodes in a downtown marketplace in Sarajevo.
March 28 » In South Africa, African National Congress security guards kill dozens of Inkatha Freedom Party protesters.
April 30 » Formula One racing driver Roland Ratzenberger is killed in a crash during the qualifying session of the San Marino Grand Prix run at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari outside Imola, Italy.
May 4 » Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat sign a peace accord, granting self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho.
July 2 » USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board.
August 31 » Russia completes removing its troops from Estonia.
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