The temperature on October 18, 1915 was between 4.2 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 13 » The 6.7 Mw Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
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.
March 26 » The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
April 24 » The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
July 1 » Leutnant Kurt Wintgens of the then-named German Deutsches Heer's Fliegertruppe army air service achieves the first known aerial victory with a synchronized machine-gun armed fighter plane, the Fokker M.5K/MG Eindecker.
July 25 » RFC Captain Lanoe Hawker becomes the first British pursuit aviator to earn the Victoria Cross.
Christening day May 7, 1916
The temperature on May 7, 1916 was between 8.3 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 4 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.
January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.
January 27 » World War I: The British government passed a legislation that introduced conscription in the United Kingdom.
January 29 » World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
June 29 » British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising.
July 15 » In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
August 28 » World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
Day of death May 12, 1968
The temperature on May 12, 1968 was between 3.1 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 21 » Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh: One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.
February 16 » In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.
June 9 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
November 22 » The Beatles release The Beatles (known popularly as The White Album).
December 26 » The Communist Party of the Philippines is established by Jose Maria Sison, breaking away from the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930.
December 31 » The first flight of the Tupolev Tu-144, the first civilian supersonic transport in the world.
Day of burial May 15, 1968
The temperature on May 15, 1968 was between 6.9 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 14.6 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (6%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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