The temperature on February 23, 1914 was between 1.3 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 1 » The SPT Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline to use a winged aircraft.
February 13 » Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
July 11 » Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball.
July 11 » USSNevada(BB-36) is launched.
August 12 » World War I: The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.
September 26 » The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
Day of death March 9, 1915
The temperature on March 9, 1915 was between -2.4 °C and 2.3 °C and averaged -0.4 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 13 » The 6.7 Mw Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
February 19 » World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli.
May 1 » The RMSLusitania departs from New York City on her 202nd, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives.
May 6 » Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run.
May 23 » World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.
November 25 » Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
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