January 31 » Czechoslav Trade Union Association is founded in Prague.
February 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
July 26 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.
August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
Day of marriage July 11, 1918
The temperature on July 11, 1918 was between 10.8 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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.
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.
February 3 » The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long.
February 5 » SSTuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
March 16 » Finnish Civil War: Battle of Länkipohja is infamous for its bloody aftermath as the Whites executed 70–100 capitulated Reds.
April 24 » World War I: First tank-to-tank combat, during the second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. Three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.
July 4 » Mehmed V died at the age of 73 and Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI ascends to the throne.
December 28 » Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.
Day of death October 17, 1942
The temperature on October 17, 1942 was between 11.1 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 19 » World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins.
February 28 » The heavy cruiser USSHouston is sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait with 693 crew members killed, along with HMASPerth which lost 375 men.
March 26 » World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
May 15 » World War II: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is signed into law.
September 23 » World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
October 6 » World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal.
Day of burial October 22, 1942
The temperature on October 22, 1942 was between 6.4 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain during 7.5 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
April 5 » World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy launches a carrier-based air attack on Colombo, Ceylon during the Indian Ocean raid. Port and civilian facilities are damaged and the Royal Navy cruisers HMSCornwall and HMSDorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island.
July 23 » Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad.
August 9 » World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
August 19 » World War II: Operation Jubilee: The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails, many Canadians are killed or captured. The operation was intended to develop and try new amphibious landing tactics for the coming full invasion in Normandy.
November 21 » The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943).
December 4 » World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign ends.
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