The temperature on December 17, 1918 was between 1.7 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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.
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.
April 23 » World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
May 14 » Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
May 16 » The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later.
May 28 » The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia declare their independence.
July 4 » Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).
December 14 » The 1918 United Kingdom general election occurs, the first where women were permitted to vote.
Day of death February 1, 1940
The temperature on February 1, 1940 was between -7.8 °C and -4.3 °C and averaged -6.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 7 » Winter War: Battle of Raate Road - The Finnish 9th Division finally defeat the numerically superior Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road.
May 6 » John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
May 17 » World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.
July 5 » World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.
July 10 » World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.
November 9 » Warsaw is awarded the Virtuti Militari.
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