The temperature on January 17, 1915 was between 1.0 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 17 » Russia defeats Ottoman Turkey in the Battle of Sarikamish during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I.
March 18 » World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.
April 5 » Boxing challenger Jess Willard knocks out Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
April 18 » French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
April 24 » The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
July 5 » The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit.
Day of marriage September 16, 1936
The temperature on September 16, 1936 was between 10.4 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
April 3 » Bruno Richard Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the baby son of pilot Charles Lindbergh.
April 27 » The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
June 15 » First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
July 26 » King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.
December 30 » The United Auto Workers union stages its first sitdown strike.
Day of death November 10, 2007
The temperature on November 10, 2007 was between 5.5 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 11.5 mm of rain during 9.0 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (24%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
February 13 » Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.
March 1 » Tornadoes break out across the southern United States, killing at least 20 people, including eight at Enterprise High School.
March 14 » The Nandigram violence in Nandigram, West Bengal results in the deaths of at least 14 people.
July 25 » Pratibha Patil is sworn in as India's first female president.
September 27 » NASA launches the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt.
November 29 » The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny.
Day of burial November 15, 2007
The temperature on November 15, 2007 was between -2.9 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (71%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 9 » Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco.
January 19 » Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is assassinated in front of his newspaper's Istanbul office by 17-year-old Turkish ultra-nationalist Ogün Samast.
April 3 » Conventional-Train World Speed Record: A French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record.
June 11 » Mudslides in Chittagong, Bangladesh, kill 130 people.
August 22 » The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball history.
September 12 » Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder.
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