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.
The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
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Weather February 20, 1917
The temperature on February 20, 1917 was between -0.1 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.
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