The temperature on November 9, 1913 was between 2.7 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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.
February 17 » The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
March 26 » First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
May 14 » Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
May 29 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
May 30 » The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War; Albania becomes an independent nation.
August 16 » Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMSQueen Mary.
Day of death April 15, 2003
The temperature on April 15, 2003 was between 7.6 °C and 24.0 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (92%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 16 » The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry.
April 7 » U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein's regime falls two days later.
May 1 » Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USSAbraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended".
August 27 » Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005km) distant.
October 9 » Mission: Space opens to the public in Walt Disney World.
December 9 » A blast in the center of Moscow kills six people and wounds several more.
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