The temperature on July 23, 1916 was between 11.6 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (29%). 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.
April 8 » In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.
June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
August 28 » World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
August 28 » World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
October 7 » Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
December 30 » Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Moscow river three days later.
Day of death April 15, 1975
The temperature on April 15, 1975 was between 6.3 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
February 5 » Riots break in Lima, Peru after the police forces go on strike the day before. The uprising (locally known as the Limazo) is bloodily suppressed by the military dictatorship.
April 2 » Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from Quảng Ngãi Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
June 25 » Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of internal emergency in India.
October 1 » Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.
November 10 » Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the United Nations General Assembly passes Resolution 3379, determining that Zionism is a form of racism.
November 25 » Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands.
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