The temperature on November 29, 1914 was between 4.5 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
September 1 » St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
September 26 » The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
October 9 » World War I: The Siege of Antwerp comes to an end.
December 23 » World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.
December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.
Day of marriage May 23, 1936
The temperature on May 23, 1936 was between 2.1 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 29 » The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
May 21 » Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her handbag. Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals.
May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
October 26 » The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
December 30 » The United Auto Workers union stages its first sitdown strike.
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