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Day of death March 18, 1917

• The temperature on March 18, 1917 was between 2.1 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
  • February 23 » First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar).
  • April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
  • April 16 » Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland.
  • November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
  • December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.

Source: Wikipedia

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