The temperature on January 1, 1914 was between -5.2 °C and -1.2 °C and averaged -2.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
May 30 » The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMSAquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
August 20 » World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.
September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
November 9 » SMSEmden is sunk by HMASSydney in the Battle of Cocos.
December 23 » World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.
December 24 » World War I: The "Christmas truce" begins.
Day of marriage August 2, 1939
The temperature on August 2, 1939 was between 12.9 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
April 9 » African-American singer Marian Anderson gives a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
April 30 » The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens.
June 12 » The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
October 15 » The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.
November 8 » Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.
December 2 » New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.
Day of death May 20, 2006
The temperature on May 20, 2006 was between 11.1 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 10.6 mm of rain during 7.3 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (14%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 4 » Ehud Olmert becomes acting Prime Minister of Israel after the incumbent, Ariel Sharon, suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke.
January 12 » A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims.
March 20 » Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Déby.
May 12 » Iranian Azeris interpret a cartoon published in an Iranian magazine as insulting, resulting in massive riots throughout the country.
August 25 » Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to nine years imprisonment for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion.
December 30 » The Indonesian passenger ferry MVSenopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths.
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