The temperature on April 11, 1918 was between 5.1 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
September 29 » Germany's Supreme Army Command tells the Kaiser and the Chancellor to open negotiations for an armistice.
October 12 » A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Minnesota.
October 28 » First World War: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War.
November 7 » Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria.
December 17 » Darwin Rebellion: Up to 1,000 demonstrators march on Government House in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Day of death June 23, 2003
The temperature on June 23, 2003 was between 14.1 °C and 26.5 °C and averaged 19.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (35%). 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 Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
February 4 » The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia.
February 15 » Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million to 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.
July 6 » The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively.
August 19 » A suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem, Israel, planned by Hamas, kills 23 Israelis, seven of them children, in the Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing.
October 26 » The Cedar Fire, the third-largest fire in California history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000km), and destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego.
November 15 » The first day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, killing 25 people and wounding about 300.
Day of cremation June 30, 2003
The temperature on June 30, 2003 was between 14.0 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 24 » The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
March 13 » An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old hominid footprints.
August 14 » A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.
August 18 » One-year-old Zachary Turner is murdered in Newfoundland by his mother, who was awarded custody despite facing trial for the murder of Zachary's father. The case was documented in the film Dear Zachary and led to reform of Canada's bail laws.
October 4 » The Maxim restaurant suicide bombing Israel kills twenty-one Israelis, both Jews and Arabs.
November 26 » The Concorde makes its final flight, over Bristol, England.
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