The temperature on July 20, 1918 was between 13.5 °C and 26.1 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (57%). 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.
March 31 » Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time.
June 22 » The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
October 3 » King Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.
November 26 » The Montenegran Podgorica Assembly votes for a "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia.
December 1 » Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.
Day of death October 7, 1955
The temperature on October 7, 1955 was between 7.2 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 6.7 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 2 » Following the assassination of the Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera, his deputy, José Ramón Guizado, takes power, but is quickly deposed after his involvement in Cantera's death is discovered.
April 12 » The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
June 14 » Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
July 15 » Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
August 20 » Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.
December 20 » Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.
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