The temperature on February 16, 1926 was between 6.3 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 16 » History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
April 24 » The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
June 23 » The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
September 25 » The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed.
Day of death February 14, 1945
The temperature on February 14, 1945 was between 4.7 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
April 13 » World War II: German troops kill more than 1,000 political and military prisoners in Gardelegen, Germany.
May 5 » World War II: Battle of Castle Itter, the only battle in which American and German troops fought cooperatively.
May 8 » Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre.
July 30 » World War II: Japanese submarineI-58 sinks the USSIndianapolis, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following four days, until an aircraft notices the survivors.
October 17 » A massive demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, demands Juan Perón's release.
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