The temperature on October 26, 1917 was between 4.8 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
March 4 » Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.
June 5 » World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
November 7 » The Gregorian calendar date of the October Revolution, which gets its name from the Julian calendar date of 25 October. On this date in 1917, the Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace.
November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.
Day of marriage May 31, 1949
The temperature on May 31, 1949 was between 9.7 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 8.8 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
February 15 » Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
April 4 » Cold War: Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
June 14 » Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rides a V-2 rocket to an altitude of 134km (83mi), thereby becoming the first monkey in space.
August 24 » The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.
September 4 » The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
December 7 » Chinese Civil War: The Government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei, Taiwan.
Day of death March 7, 2011
The temperature on March 7, 2011 was between -2.9 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
January 1 » A bomb explodes as Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt, leave a new year service, killing 23 people.
June 1 » A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people.
September 7 » A plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team.
October 31 » The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
November 26 » NATO attack in Pakistan: NATO forces in Afghanistan attack a Pakistani check post in a friendly fire incident, killing 24 soldiers and wounding 13 others.
December 31 » Samoa and Tokelau skip the day of December 30, 2011 as they jump to the other side of International Date Line, changing their timezones.
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