The temperature on May 17, 1914 was between 7.6 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 14.1 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 21 » Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz.
June 28 » Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo; this is the casus belli of World War I.
August 12 » World War I: The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.
August 24 » World War I: German troops capture Namur.
August 30 » World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
Day of death December 29, 1995
The temperature on December 29, 1995 was between -12.5 °C and -0.8 °C and averaged -6.6 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (85%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 17 » The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN.
February 22 » The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.
July 11 » Yugoslav Wars: Srebrenica massacre begins; lasts until 22 July.
July 18 » On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital, forcing most of the population to flee.
October 25 » A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.
December 21 » The city of Bethlehem passes from Israeli to Palestinian control.
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