The temperature on November 11, 1917 was between 0.4 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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.
March 15 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
October 12 » World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
November 28 » The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.
Day of marriage March 13, 1947
The temperature on March 13, 1947 was between -1.6 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 13.5 mm of rain during 11.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
February 12 » Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
July 11 » The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France.
September 30 » The 1947 World Series is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.
November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
November 30 » Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.
Day of death November 9, 1969
The temperature on November 9, 1969 was between 4.8 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 7.2 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 14 » USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USSEnterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people.
March 18 » The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.
April 4 » Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.
August 8 » At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the iconic photo that becomes the cover image of the Beatles' album Abbey Road.
November 20 » Occupation of Alcatraz: Native American activists seize control of Alcatraz Island until being ousted by the U.S. Government on June 11, 1971.
December 9 » U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers proposes his plan for a ceasefire in the War of Attrition; Egypt and Jordan accept it over the objections of the PLO, which leads to civil war in Jordan in September 1970.
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