The temperature on August 28, 1917 was between 12.5 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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.
March 15 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
April 12 » World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
July 12 » The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
July 17 » King George V issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British Royal Family will bear the surname Windsor.
October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
November 7 » The Gregorian calendar date of the October Revolution, which gets its name from the Julian calendar date of 25 October. On this date in 1917, the Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace.
Day of death August 29, 1975
The temperature on August 29, 1975 was between 12.9 °C and 27.0 °C and averaged 19.2 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (87%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
April 4 » Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
April 29 » Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnamese-held Trường Sa Islands.
August 14 » The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens in London.
September 15 » The French department of "Corse" (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica).
September 27 » The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests.
September 30 » The AH-64 Apache makes its first flight. Eight years later, the first production model rolled out of the assembly line.
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