The temperature on July 19, 1914 was between 11.0 °C and 26.7 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
January 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
August 15 » World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer, the first Allied victory of World War I.
November 15 » Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.
December 24 » World War I: The "Christmas truce" begins.
December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.
Day of death July 26, 1914
The temperature on July 26, 1914 was between 9.8 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
June 12 » Massacre of Phocaea: Turkish irregulars slaughter 50 to 100 Greeks and expel thousands of others in an ethnic cleansing operation in the Ottoman Empire.
June 23 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
July 4 » The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.
August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
December 14 » Lisandro de la Torre and others found the Democratic Progressive Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
December 15 » A gas explosion at Mitsubishi Hōjō coal mine, in Kyushu, Japan, kills 687.
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