The temperature on March 7, 1915 was between 1.0 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 13 » The 6.7 Mw Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
April 22 » The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
May 7 » World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many former pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire.
May 27 » HMS Princess Irene exploded and sank off Sheerness, Kent with the loss of 352 lives.
July 28 » The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti.
September 5 » The pacifist Zimmerwald Conference begins.
Day of death December 5, 1992
The temperature on December 5, 1992 was between 2.2 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
March 17 » A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed 68.7% to 31.2%.
May 7 » Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.
May 24 » The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests.
June 8 » The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
August 30 » The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities.
November 27 » For the second time in a year, military forces try to overthrow president Carlos Andrés Pérez in Venezuela.
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