The temperature on February 9, 1922 was between -8.0 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged -3.3 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
May 10 » The United States annexes the Kingman Reef.
June 29 » France grants 1km at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes".
September 9 » The Greco-Turkish War effectively ends with Turkish victory over the Greeks in Smyrna.
September 11 » The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.
November 26 » Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
December 9 » Gabriel Narutowicz is elected the first president of Poland.
Day of death December 17, 1988
The temperature on December 17, 1988 was between 1.4 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
July 3 » The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus.
July 31 » Thirty-two people are killed and 1,674 injured when a bridge at the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal collapses in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.
August 1 » A British soldier was killed in the Inglis Barracks bombing in London, England.
August 17 » President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.
August 20 » Iran-Iraq War: A ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war.
November 15 » The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, is launched in the Netherlands.
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