The temperature on October 12, 1913 was between 4.2 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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 5 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Lemnos begins; Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war.
February 9 » A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
March 26 » First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
May 30 » The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War; Albania becomes an independent nation.
August 16 » Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMSQueen Mary.
November 9 » The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, reaches its greatest intensity after beginning two days earlier. The storm destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.
Day of death October 25, 1940
The temperature on October 25, 1940 was between -1.4 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
February 29 » Finland initiates Winter War peace negotiations.
March 23 » The Lahore Resolution (Qarardad-e-Pakistan or Qarardad-e-Lahore) is put forward at the Annual General Convention of the All-India Muslim League.
June 17 » World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces.
September 12 » Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.
September 29 » Two Avro Ansons collide in mid-air over New South Wales, Australia, remain locked together, then land safely.
November 16 » The Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world.
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