The temperature on April 17, 1915 was between 0.4 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
January 12 » The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote.
February 8 » D. W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.
April 5 » Boxing challenger Jess Willard knocks out Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
July 5 » The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit.
September 15 » The Empire Picture Theatre (now The New Empire Cinema), the oldest running cinema in mainland Australia, opens in Bowral, New South Wales.
September 25 » World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
Day of marriage September 29, 1947
The temperature on September 29, 1947 was between 9.3 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 12 » Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
March 1 » The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
March 29 » Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar.
June 10 » Saab produces its first automobile.
July 8 » Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.
October 16 » The Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom.
Day of death June 17, 1982
The temperature on June 17, 1982 was between 4.8 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
May 29 » Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.
June 14 » Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces.
August 11 » A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others.
August 29 » The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.
October 1 » Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a constructive vote of no confidence.
October 8 » Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.
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