The temperature on March 5, 1915 was between 6.8 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 12 » The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote.
January 17 » Russia defeats Ottoman Turkey in the Battle of Sarikamish during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I.
January 19 » German strategic bombing during World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
April 22 » The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
July 16 » Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War.
August 4 » World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915.
Day of marriage November 26, 1934
The temperature on November 26, 1934 was between 5.3 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
April 12 » The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
May 15 » Kārlis Ulmanis establishes an authoritarian government in Latvia.
July 2 » The Night of the Long Knives ends with the death of Ernst Röhm.
August 19 » The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
September 26 » The ocean liner RMSQueen Mary is launched.
December 5 » Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city.
Day of death May 11, 1971
The temperature on May 11, 1971 was between 8.6 °C and 25.0 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 13.6 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
April 23 » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
May 13 » Over 900 unarmed Bengali Hindus are murdered in the Demra massacre.
July 30 » An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Iwate, Japan killing 162.
August 10 » The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.
August 27 » An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
November 28 » Fred Quilt, a leader of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation suffers severe abdominal injuries allegedly caused by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers; he dies two days later.
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