August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
August 13 » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
August 24 » Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.
September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.
Day of marriage February 12, 1917
The temperature on February 12, 1917 was between -0.2 °C and 2.9 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 19 » Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
January 31 » World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
March 11 » World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
August 28 » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
November 28 » The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
December 11 » World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.
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