The temperature on April 20, 1914 was between 5.6 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 12.9 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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.
February 13 » Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
July 18 » The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.
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.
September 1 » The last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
September 26 » The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
October 27 » First World War: The new British battleship HMS Audacious is sunk by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser Berlin.
Day of marriage June 26, 1940
The temperature on June 26, 1940 was between 10.1 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
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.
January 8 » World War II: Britain introduces food rationing.
May 25 » World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne.
May 26 » World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison.
June 16 » World War II: Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français).
August 19 » First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
November 8 » Greco-Italian War: The Italian invasion of Greece fails as outnumbered Greek units repulse the Italians in the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas.
Day of death October 5, 2003
The temperature on October 5, 2003 was between 2.4 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (74%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 24 » The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
February 19 » An Ilyushin Il-76 military aircraft crashes near Kerman, Iran, killing 275.
April 9 » Iraq War: Baghdad falls to American forces.
August 26 » A Beechcraft 1900 operating as Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes after taking off from Barnstable Municipal Airport in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, killing both pilots on board.
October 15 » China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission.
December 7 » The Conservative Party of Canada is officially registered, following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
Day of burial October 9, 2003
The temperature on October 9, 2003 was between 6.5 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
April 16 » The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting ten new member states to the European Union.
August 10 » European heat wave: The then-highest temperature ever recorded in the United Kingdom, 38.5°C (101.3°F) in Kent, England. This record was later surpassed in July 2019.
August 26 » A Beechcraft 1900 operating as Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes after taking off from Barnstable Municipal Airport in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, killing both pilots on board.
September 14 » In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
October 31 » Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
December 25 » The ill-fated Beagle 2 probe, released from the Mars Express spacecraft on December 19, stops transmitting shortly before its scheduled landing.
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