The temperature on May 2, 1914 was between 0.7 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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.
February 26 » HMHSBritannic, sister to the RMSTitanic, is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
July 11 » Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball.
August 21 » World War I: The Battle of Charleroi, a successful German attack across the River Sambre that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area.
August 30 » World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
October 9 » World War I: The Siege of Antwerp comes to an end.
October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.
Day of marriage October 29, 1936
The temperature on October 29, 1936 was between 2.6 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
February 16 » The Popular Front wins the 1936 Spanish general election.
July 11 » The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
August 10 » Spanish Civil War: The Regional Defence Council of Aragon is dissolved by the Spanish Republic.
August 24 » The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
October 27 » Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
November 12 » In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
Day of death January 9, 2000
The temperature on January 9, 2000 was between -2.6 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (71%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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