The temperature on July 23, 1917 was between 8.1 °C and 24.8 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
March 15 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
October 13 » The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
October 24 » First World War: Italy suffers a disastrous defeat on the Austro-Italian front.
November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.
Day of marriage November 27, 1937
The temperature on November 27, 1937 was between -1.0 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 20 » Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President; it is the first time a Presidential Inauguration takes place on January 20 since the 20th Amendment changed the dates of presidential terms.
January 25 » The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009.
May 6 » Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
July 29 » Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
September 22 » Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken, ending the Battle of El Mazuco.
December 11 » Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.
Day of death October 23, 1961
The temperature on October 23, 1961 was between 8.3 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 10.0 mm of rain during 5.9 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 20 » John F. Kennedy is inaugurated the 35th President of the United States of America, becoming the second youngest man to take the office, and the first Catholic.
January 24 » Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
April 23 » Algiers putsch by French generals.
May 31 » In Moscow City Court, the Rokotov–Faibishenko show trial begins, despite the Khrushchev Thaw to reverse Stalinist elements in Soviet society.
June 19 » Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
September 28 » A military coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria.
Day of burial October 25, 1961
The temperature on October 25, 1961 was between 9.4 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 9 » British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland Spy Ring in London.
January 23 » The Portuguese luxury cruise ship Santa Maria is hijacked by opponents of the Estado Novo regime with the intention of waging war until dictator António de Oliveira Salazar is overthrown.
February 15 » Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team along with several of their coaches and family members.
March 24 » Quebec Board of the French Language is established.
June 1 » The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history.
June 16 » While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union.
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