The temperature on November 1, 1917 was between 1.3 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
March 8 » International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar).
June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
June 13 » World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
December 7 » World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.
December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
Day of death February 10, 1979
The temperature on February 10, 1979 was between -3.2 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
January 1 » Normal diplomatic relations are established between the People's Republic of China and the United States.
March 28 » A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.
July 12 » The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
July 19 » The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua.
October 12 » The lowest recorded non-tornadic atmospheric pressure, 87.0 kPa (870 mbar or 25.69 inHg), occurred in the western Pacific Ocean during Typhoon Tip.
October 17 » Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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