The temperature on December 26, 1914 was between -5.0 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -1.2 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
August 14 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive designed to recover the lost province of Moselle from Germany.
August 25 » World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
November 7 » The first issue of The New Republic is published.
November 9 » SMSEmden is sunk by HMASSydney in the Battle of Cocos.
December 15 » A gas explosion at Mitsubishi Hōjō coal mine, in Kyushu, Japan, kills 687.
December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.
Day of marriage June 26, 1941
The temperature on June 26, 1941 was between 15.9 °C and 25.7 °C and averaged 19.9 °C. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
February 5 » World War II: Allied forces begin the Battle of Keren to capture Keren, Eritrea.
April 23 » World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.
July 16 » Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record.
September 8 » World War II: German forces begin the Siege of Leningrad.
November 1 » American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
December 5 » World War II: In the Battle of Moscow, Georgy Zhukov launches a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German army.
Day of death June 22, 2000
The temperature on June 22, 2000 was between 13.4 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 3 » Final daily edition of the Peanuts comic strip.
May 4 » Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London (an office separate from that of the Lord Mayor of London).
June 22 » Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 is struck by lightning and crashes into Wuhan's Hanyang District, killing 49 people.
August 23 » Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143.
October 12 » The USS Cole, a US Navy destroyer is badly damaged by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.
November 17 » A catastrophic landslide in Log pod Mangartom, Slovenia, kills seven, and causes millions of SIT of damage. It is one of the worst catastrophes in Slovenia in the past 100 years.
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