The temperature on January 25, 1918 was between 4.0 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
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 4 » The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russia, Sweden, Germany and France.
May 9 » World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium.
July 15 » World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.
September 29 » The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.
November 3 » Austria-Hungary enters into the Armistice of Villa Giusti with the Allies, and the Habsburg-ruled empire dissolves.
December 14 » Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the Finnish throne.
Day of death February 4, 1918
The temperature on February 4, 1918 was between -1.5 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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.
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 29 » Ukrainian–Soviet War: The Bolshevik Red Army, on its way to besiege Kiev, is met by a small group of military students at the Battle of Kruty.
March 19 » The US Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.
July 12 » The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.
August 13 » Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson is the first woman to enlist.
October 10 » RMS Leinster is torpedoed and sunk by UB-123, killing 564, the worst-ever on the Irish Sea.
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