The temperature on December 6, 1917 was between -7.6 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged -2.7 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 5 » The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
Day of burial December 10, 1917
The temperature on December 10, 1917 was between -0.2 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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.
March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
April 16 » Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland.
May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
June 7 » World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
November 20 » World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.
December 20 » Cheka, the first Soviet secret police force, is founded.
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