The temperature on May 31, 1916 was between 8.9 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 29 » World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
February 21 » World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
April 20 » The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings.
August 17 » World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side.
August 28 » World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
November 5 » The Kingdom of Poland is proclaimed by the Act of 5th November of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Day of death December 1, 1990
The temperature on December 1, 1990 was between -2.6 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
March 4 » American basketball player Hank Gathers dies after collapsing during the semifinals of a West Coast Conference Tournament game.
March 11 » Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970.
March 31 » Approximately 200,000 protesters take to the streets of London to protest against the newly introduced Poll Tax.
May 17 » The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.
September 9 » Batticaloa massacre: Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa District.
October 2 » Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 128.
Day of burial December 6, 1990
The temperature on December 6, 1990 was between -1.9 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
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