The temperature on February 21, 1915 was between -0.2 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
January 12 » The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote.
January 31 » World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia.
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 22 » Three trains collide in the Quintinshill rail disaster near Gretna Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246.
August 29 » US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident.
October 14 » World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.
Day of death March 13, 1966
The temperature on March 13, 1966 was between -0.5 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
May 15 » After a policy dispute, Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ of South Vietnam's ruling junta launches a military attack on the forces of General Tôn Thất Đính, forcing him to abandon his command.
May 21 » The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
June 8 » The National Football League and American Football League announced a merger effective in 1970.
July 15 » Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.
July 30 » England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium after extra time.
November 28 » Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.
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