The temperature on November 30, 1916 was between -3.7 °C and -1.2 °C and averaged -2.3 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
April 24 » Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance.
May 16 » The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic sign the secret wartime Sykes-Picot Agreement partitioning former Ottoman territories such as Iraq and Syria.
June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
June 29 » British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising.
August 5 » World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula.
August 14 » Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary.
Day of marriage May 9, 1936
The temperature on May 9, 1936 was between 9.7 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
July 19 » Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain - mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces.
July 26 » King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
September 7 » The last thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial named Benjamin, dies alone in its cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.
September 10 » First World Individual Motorcycle Speedway Championship, Held at London's (England) Wembley Stadium
October 5 » The Jarrow March sets off for London.
December 13 » An annular solar eclipse occurred and was visible from Australia, New Zealand on December 14th (Monday), and Oeno Island in Pitcairn Islands on December 13th (Sunday).
Day of death December 13, 1980
The temperature on December 13, 1980 was between 5.2 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
May 18 » Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3billion in damage.
May 18 » Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms.
May 20 » In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects, by 60% of the vote, a government proposal to move towards independence from Canada.
August 27 » A massive bomb planted by extortionist John Birges explodes at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada after a failed disarming attempt by the FBI. Although the hotel is damaged, no one is injured.
October 25 » Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude.
December 8 » Former Beatle John Lennon is murdered in front of The Dakota in New York City.
Day of burial December 17, 1980
The temperature on December 17, 1980 was between 0.9 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 13.5 mm of rain during 8.4 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
March 3 » The USSNautilus is decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
April 7 » During the Iran hostage crisis, the United States severs relations with Iran.
June 27 » The 'Ustica massacre': Itavia Flight 870 crashes in the sea while en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, killing all 81 on board.
August 1 » A train crash kills 18 people in County Cork, Ireland.
September 5 » The Gotthard Road Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.32km) stretching from Göschenen to Airolo.
December 24 » Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, an incident called "Britain's Roswell".
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