The temperature on September 24, 1917 was between 10.9 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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.
May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
August 28 » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
October 24 » First World War: Italy suffers a disastrous defeat on the Austro-Italian front.
December 18 » The resolution containing the language of the Eighteenth Amendment to enact Prohibition is passed by the United States Congress.
Day of death November 28, 2006
The temperature on November 28, 2006 was between 8.7 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
March 10 » The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
April 14 » Twin blasts triggered by crude bombs during Asr prayer in Jama Masjid, Delhi injure 13 people.
May 17 » The aircraft carrier USSOriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.
September 17 » An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, sparking widespread protests across the country.
November 11 » Queen Elizabeth II unveils the New Zealand War Memorial in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army.
November 27 » The House of Commons of Canada approves a motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada.
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