The temperature on January 21, 1914 was between -6.2 °C and 1.4 °C and averaged -1.4 °C. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 5 » The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
August 21 » World War I: The Battle of Charleroi, a successful German attack across the River Sambre that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area.
August 25 » World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
August 29 » World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans at Saint-Quentin, Aisne.
September 3 » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
Day of marriage October 28, 1937
The temperature on October 28, 1937 was between 9.1 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
July 8 » Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad.
August 14 » The beginning of air-to-air combat of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in general, when six Japanese bombers are shot down by Chinese fighters while raiding Chinese air bases.
September 5 » Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege.
September 10 » Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
December 21 » Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.
December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.
Day of death August 9, 2001
The temperature on August 9, 2001 was between 11.0 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 9.0 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (17%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 20 » George W. Bush is inaugurated the 43rd President of the United States of America.
May 6 » During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
May 21 » French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.
September 12 » Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
September 13 » Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.
September 14 » Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital.
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