The temperature on February 28, 1914 was between -1.6 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 9 » Mexican Revolution: One of the world's first naval/air skirmishes takes place off the coast of western Mexico.
August 25 » World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
August 28 » World War I: German troops take the city of Namur in Belgium.
August 30 » World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
November 7 » The first issue of The New Republic is published.
November 13 » Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.
Day of marriage March 3, 1939
The temperature on March 3, 1939 was between 3.3 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
September 4 » World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany.
September 14 » World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORPOrzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.
November 4 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents.
November 8 » Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.
December 13 » World War II: Battle of the River Plate: Captain Hans Langsdorff of the German Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with Royal Navy cruisers HMSExeter, HMSAjax and HMSAchilles.
Day of death October 7, 1992
The temperature on October 7, 1992 was between 6.9 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (15%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
February 1 » The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case.
February 7 » The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.
March 12 » Mauritius becomes a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
April 29 » Riots in Los Angeles, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
September 25 » NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion.
December 14 » War in Abkhazia: Siege of Tkvarcheli: A helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.
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