The temperature on April 10, 1914 was between 8.6 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (42%). 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.
August 12 » World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
August 12 » World War I: The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.
September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
September 22 » A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors.
November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.
Christening day June 7, 1914
The temperature on June 7, 1914 was between 3.2 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 7.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 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.
May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
July 11 » USSNevada(BB-36) is launched.
August 15 » World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer, the first Allied victory of World War I.
August 25 » World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lost.
September 9 » World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army.
November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
Day of marriage September 12, 1941
The temperature on September 12, 1941 was between 10.0 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
April 6 » World War II: Nazi Germany launches Operation 25 (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Operation Marita (the invasion of Greece).
April 28 » The Ustaše massacre nearly 200 Serbs in the village of Gudovac, the first massacre of their genocidal campaign against Serbs of the Independent State of Croatia.
May 30 » World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag.
August 22 » World War II: German troops begin the Siege of Leningrad.
September 8 » World War II: German forces begin the Siege of Leningrad.
October 11 » Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia.
Day of death July 16, 1980
The temperature on July 16, 1980 was between 9.0 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
January 7 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation.
March 31 » The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad operates its final train after being ordered to liquidate its assets because of bankruptcy and debts owed to creditors.
April 18 » The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.
May 5 » Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege.
July 29 » Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution.
November 23 » The 6.9 Mw Irpinia earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 2,483–4,900, and injuring 7,700–8,934.
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