The temperature on October 23, 1917 was between 3.5 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 13.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
March 8 » International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar).
March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
December 6 » Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time.
Day of marriage June 15, 1942
The temperature on June 15, 1942 was between 8.0 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 18 » World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
June 4 » World War II: The Battle of Midway begins. The Japanese Admiral Chūichi Nagumo orders a strike on Midway Island by much of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
August 16 » World War II: A naval L-class blimp drifts in from the Pacific and eventually crashes in Daly City, California. The two-man crew cannot be found.
November 8 » World War II: French Resistance coup in Algiers, in which 400 civilian French patriots neutralize Vichyist XIXth Army Corps after 15 hours of fighting, and arrest several Vichyist generals, allowing the immediate success of Operation Torch in Algiers.
November 26 » World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.
December 22 » World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.
Day of death July 13, 1974
The temperature on July 13, 1974 was between 12.2 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 14.7 mm of rain during 8.8 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
May 15 » Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren.
June 1 » The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine.
October 8 » Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
November 23 » Sixty Ethiopian politicians, aristocrats, military officers, and other persons are executed by the provisional military government.
December 22 » Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration.
December 24 » Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia.
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