The temperature on March 19, 1917 was between 3.3 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
May 21 » The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack).
June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
July 28 » The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
December 7 » World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.
Day of death December 20, 1918
The temperature on December 20, 1918 was between -0.5 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
July 17 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family and retainers are executed by Bolshevik Chekists at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
August 17 » Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated.
August 29 » World War I: Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive.
September 29 » World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica.
October 1 » World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
October 9 » The Finnish Parliament offers to Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse the throne of a short-lived Kingdom of Finland.
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