The temperature on June 24, 1914 was between 8.8 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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.
June 23 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
August 4 » In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.
August 21 » World War I: The Battle of Charleroi, a successful German attack across the River Sambre that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area.
September 1 » St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
September 17 » Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
October 5 » World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire.
Day of death July 2, 1914
The temperature on July 2, 1914 was between 18.1 °C and 27.8 °C and averaged 22.4 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 5 » In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
August 15 » The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SSAncon.
August 30 » World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
September 16 » World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
November 9 » SMSEmden is sunk by HMASSydney in the Battle of Cocos.
December 14 » Lisandro de la Torre and others found the Democratic Progressive Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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