The temperature on March 16, 1914 was between 4.9 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 13.2 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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.
June 28 » Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo; this is the casus belli of World War I.
August 12 » World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
September 5 » World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.
October 9 » World War I: The Siege of Antwerp comes to an end.
December 14 » Lisandro de la Torre and others found the Democratic Progressive Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Day of marriage September 5, 1936
The temperature on September 5, 1936 was between 12.3 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 18.6 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 10 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
July 21 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia.
August 24 » The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
August 31 » Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
October 26 » The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
December 30 » The United Auto Workers union stages its first sitdown strike.
Day of death April 3, 1990
The temperature on April 3, 1990 was between 2.9 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 10 » Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications.
February 13 » German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.
April 24 » Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
September 12 » The two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany in Moscow, paving the way for German reunification.
October 28 » Georgia holds its only free election under Soviet rule.
November 22 » British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Prime-Ministership.
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