The temperature on December 11, 1918 was between 0.7 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
May 26 » The Democratic Republic of Georgia is established.
November 21 » The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.
December 1 » Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.
December 14 » Portuguese President Sidónio Pais is assassinated.
December 17 » Darwin Rebellion: Up to 1,000 demonstrators march on Government House in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Day of death February 10, 1974
The temperature on February 10, 1974 was between 6.6 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 4 » M62 coach bombing: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) explodes a bomb on a bus carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel in Yorkshire, England. Nine soldiers and three civilians are killed.
February 8 » After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth.
February 12 » Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970, is exiled from the Soviet Union.
April 8 » At Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 39-year-old record.
April 25 » Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime and establishes a democratic government.
August 9 » As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
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