The temperature on October 2, 1913 was between 9.1 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 18 » First Balkan War: A Greek flotilla defeats the Ottoman Navy in the Naval Battle of Lemnos, securing the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea for Greece.
May 30 » The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War; Albania becomes an independent nation.
June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
August 13 » First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
August 16 » Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
Day of death December 17, 1938
The temperature on December 17, 1938 was between -8.8 °C and -2.4 °C and averaged -5.4 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
February 4 » Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
April 25 » U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.
June 7 » The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
July 3 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
July 28 » Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.
September 21 » The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500–700 people.
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