The temperature on August 20, 1914 was between 9.5 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
July 28 » In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I.
August 5 » In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
August 6 » World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
September 18 » The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
October 19 » First World War: The First Battle of Ypres begins.
Day of death January 17, 1996
The temperature on January 17, 1996 was between -0.5 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 19 » The barge North Cape oil spill occurs as an engine fire forces the tugboat Scandia ashore on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
March 13 » The Dunblane massacre leads to the death of sixteen primary school children and one teacher in Dunblane, Scotland.
July 3 » British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland.
July 5 » Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
October 31 » TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 99 people.
November 12 » A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane collide in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349. The deadliest mid-air collision to date.
Day of burial January 22, 1996
The temperature on January 22, 1996 was between -3.8 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (76%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
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