The temperature on August 12, 1917 was between 10.9 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
February 24 » World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
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.
November 28 » The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
Day of death February 17, 1997
The temperature on February 17, 1997 was between 3.0 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (10%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
March 9 » Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.
June 26 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
July 6 » The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
August 20 » Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.
December 1 » Heath High School shooting in West Paducah, Kentucky
December 22 » Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.
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