The temperature on December 24, 1914 was between -3.7 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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.
April 23 » First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
August 6 » World War I: First Battle of the Atlantic: Two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German U-boats leave their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea.
August 15 » The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SSAncon.
August 24 » World War I: German troops capture Namur.
August 28 » World War I: German troops take the city of Namur in Belgium.
November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
Day of death May 7, 2004
The temperature on May 7, 2004 was between 8.6 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 11.9 mm of rain during 14.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 8 » The RMSQueen Mary 2, then the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
March 2 » War in Iraq: Al-Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500.
April 8 » War in Darfur: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups.
May 26 » United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing.
September 15 » National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players' union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.
October 4 » SpaceShipOne wins the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight.
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