The temperature on October 8, 1914 was between 3.5 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
March 8 » First flights (for the Royal Thai Air Force) at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok.
May 29 » The Ocean liner RMSEmpress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
August 15 » World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia.
September 14 » HMASAE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
November 7 » The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
Day of marriage September 16, 1942
The temperature on September 16, 1942 was between 10.4 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
January 2 » World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.
January 12 » World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the National War Labor Board.
January 13 » Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
February 1 » Mao Zedong makes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion the Yan'an Rectification Movement.
August 8 » Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence.
November 26 » World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.
Day of death January 2, 1973
The temperature on January 2, 1973 was between -1 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
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.
April 2 » Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
September 20 » Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome.
September 24 » Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
October 14 » In the Thammasat student uprising, over 100,000 people protest in Thailand against the military government. Seventy-seven are killed and 857 are injured by soldiers.
December 1 » Papua New Guinea gains self-governance from Australia.
December 28 » The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by Pres. Richard Nixon.
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