The temperature on August 18, 1914 was between 8.8 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
April 23 » First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
August 28 » World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
August 30 » World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
September 3 » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
November 7 » The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
December 14 » Lisandro de la Torre and others found the Democratic Progressive Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Day of marriage February 27, 1947
The temperature on February 27, 1947 was between -6.0 °C and 0.2 °C and averaged -1.8 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
June 23 » The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U.S. President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Taft–Hartley Act.
July 10 » Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee.
November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.
November 20 » The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.
November 30 » Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.
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