The temperature on December 7, 1918 was between 5.7 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
April 21 » World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.
May 29 » Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarabad.
June 26 » World War I: Allied forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince in the Battle of Belleau Wood.
October 30 » World War I: The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros with the Allies.
November 21 » The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.
December 14 » The 1918 United Kingdom general election occurs, the first where women were permitted to vote.
Day of death December 15, 1959
The temperature on December 15, 1959 was between -2.2 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (23%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces.
January 3 » Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.
February 28 » Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit.
April 8 » The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
October 21 » In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens to the public.
November 2 » The first section of the M1 motorway, the first inter-urban motorway in the United Kingdom, is opened between the present junctions 5 and 18, along with the M10 motorway and M45 motorway.
Day of burial December 18, 1959
The temperature on December 18, 1959 was between 4.7 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 29 » The first Melodifestivalen is held in Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden.
February 11 » The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
June 23 » Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career.
September 14 » The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
October 7 » The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.
December 13 » Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.
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