The temperature on June 17, 1918 was between 2.4 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 10.8 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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.
February 24 » Estonian Declaration of Independence.
June 10 » The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMSSzent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel.
July 6 » The Left SR uprising in Russia starts with the assassination of German ambassador Wilhelm von Mirbach by Cheka members.
July 17 » The RMSCarpathia, the ship that rescued the 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic, is sunk off Ireland by the German SMU-55; five lives are lost.
October 3 » King Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.
December 14 » The 1918 United Kingdom general election occurs, the first where women were permitted to vote.
Day of death February 21, 1964
The temperature on February 21, 1964 was between -9.0 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged -2.0 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (49%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 1 » The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is divided into the independent republics of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled Rhodesia.
January 11 » Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.
June 5 » DSV Alvin is commissioned.
October 16 » China detonates its first nuclear weapon.
October 22 » An all-party Parliamentary Committee selects the design which will become the new official flag of Canada.
November 28 » Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars.
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