The temperature on April 5, 1917 was between -3.8 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.
Day of death September 26, 1997
The temperature on September 26, 1997 was between 9.0 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (92%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
April 13 » Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.
April 29 » The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.
August 7 » Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
August 31 » Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.
September 11 » After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
November 10 » WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).
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