The temperature on August 31, 1916 was between 9.5 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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.
April 20 » The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings.
June 29 » British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising.
August 2 » World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
October 27 » Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.
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 marriage January 9, 1941
The temperature on January 9, 1941 was between -7.8 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -4.3 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
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.
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.
May 9 » World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages.
May 24 » World War II: In the Battle of the Atlantic, the German Battleship Bismarck sinks then-pride of the Royal Navy, HMSHood, killing all but three crewmen.
June 14 » June deportation: the first major wave of Soviet mass deportations and murder of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, begins.
July 16 » Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record.
August 15 » Corporal Josef Jakobs is executed by firing squad at the Tower of London at 07:12, making him the last person to be executed at the Tower for espionage.
November 24 » World War II: The United States grants Lend-Lease to the Free French Forces.
Day of death July 15, 1970
The temperature on July 15, 1970 was between 11.2 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 9.3 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (17%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 1 » The defined beginning of Unix time, at 00:00:00.
March 2 » Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown.
March 4 » French submarine Eurydice explodes underwater, resulting in the loss of the entire 57-man crew.
May 15 » Philip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green are killed at Jackson State University by police during student protests.
July 21 » After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.
August 17 » Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will later become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus).
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