The temperature on December 1, 1916 was between -1.6 °C and 0.6 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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.
April 29 » Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end.
May 31 » World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive.
July 15 » In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
August 5 » World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula.
August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
November 5 » The Everett massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World organizers and local police.
Day of death April 26, 2003
The temperature on April 26, 2003 was between 7.4 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 11.9 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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.
June 26 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that gender-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional.
August 10 » The Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa.
August 14 » A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.
October 26 » The Cedar Fire, the third-largest fire in California history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000km), and destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego.
December 9 » A blast in the center of Moscow kills six people and wounds several more.
December 25 » UTAGE Flight 141, a Boeing 727-223, crashes at the Cotonou Airport in Benin, killing 141 people.
Day of burial May 2, 2003
The temperature on May 2, 2003 was between 5.5 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 9.2 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (19%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
February 15 » Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million to 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.
March 5 » In Haifa, 17 Israeli civilians are killed in the Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing.
June 26 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that gender-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional.
July 6 » The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively.
September 12 » Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.
October 19 » Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.
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