The temperature on April 9, 1914 was between 5.6 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
April 24 » The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
August 5 » World War I: The German minelayer SSKönigin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMSAmphion.
August 20 » World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.
November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
December 23 » World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.
December 24 » World War I: The "Christmas truce" begins.
Day of death June 29, 1914
The temperature on June 29, 1914 was between 10.8 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (59%). 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.
May 17 » The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
July 18 » The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.
August 17 » World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.
August 23 » World War I: Japan declares war on Germany.
August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
September 16 » World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
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