The temperature on October 22, 1913 was between 6.0 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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.
February 20 » King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
May 3 » Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.
July 3 » Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
November 9 » The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, reaches its greatest intensity after beginning two days earlier. The storm destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.
December 1 » Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
December 14 » Haruna, the fourth and last Kongō-class ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.
Day of marriage March 8, 1937
The temperature on March 8, 1937 was between -3.6 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
April 9 » The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
June 11 » Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
July 9 » The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
July 26 » Spanish Civil War: End of the Battle of Brunete with the Nationalist victory.
September 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan.
December 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing (Nanking).
Day of death April 17, 1978
The temperature on April 17, 1978 was between -0.7 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
January 13 » United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.
May 4 » The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people.
June 26 » Air Canada Flight 189, flying to Toronto, overruns the runway and crashes into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Two of the 107 passengers on board perish.
July 11 » Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists.
November 23 » The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies.
November 27 » The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is founded in the city of Riha (Urfa) in Turkey.
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