The temperature on October 15, 1914 was between 7.9 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 1 » The SPT Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline to use a winged aircraft.
February 13 » Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
August 15 » World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer, the first Allied victory of World War I.
September 9 » World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army.
September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
Day of marriage June 20, 1946
The temperature on June 20, 1946 was between 7.1 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
January 10 » The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
February 8 » The first portion of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first serious challenge to the popularity of the Authorized King James Version, is published.
April 3 » Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March.
September 2 » The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President with the powers of a Prime Minister.
September 19 » The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
September 24 » Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
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