The temperature on September 14, 1915 was between 9.8 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
January 19 » Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
March 27 » Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States is put in quarantine for the second time, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
August 15 » A story in New York World newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from Thomas Edison that could be used to make explosives for the war effort and diverted it to Bayer for aspirin production.
September 15 » The Empire Picture Theatre (now The New Empire Cinema), the oldest running cinema in mainland Australia, opens in Bowral, New South Wales.
October 14 » World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.
November 25 » Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
Day of death September 24, 1919
The temperature on September 24, 1919 was between 5.8 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
January 31 » The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, during a campaign for shorter working hours.
May 8 » Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I.
June 11 » Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown.
June 23 » Estonian War of Independence: The decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of Cēsis; this date is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia.
August 11 » Germany's Weimar Constitution is signed into law.
October 7 » KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
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