The temperature on April 3, 1912 was between 0.4 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
May 4 » Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.
October 7 » The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
December 3 » Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia (the Balkan League) sign an armistice with the Ottoman Empire, temporarily halting the First Balkan War. (The armistice will expire on February 3, 1913, and hostilities will resume.)
Day of marriage August 30, 1941
The temperature on August 30, 1941 was between 10.5 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
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 18 » World War II: British troops launch a general counter-offensive against Italian East Africa.
February 4 » The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops.
April 28 » The Ustaše massacre nearly 200 Serbs in the village of Gudovac, the first massacre of their genocidal campaign against Serbs of the Independent State of Croatia.
December 10 » World War II: The Royal Navy capital ships HMSPrince of Wales and HMSRepulse are sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo bombers near British Malaya.
December 14 » World War II: Japan signs a treaty of alliance with Thailand.
December 25 » World War II: Battle of Hong Kong ends, beginning the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
Day of death September 29, 1980
The temperature on September 29, 1980 was between 12.4 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
March 23 » Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador gives his famous speech appealing to men of the El Salvadoran armed forces to stop killing the Salvadorans.
May 8 » The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox.
June 1 » Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.
June 27 » The 'Ustica massacre': Itavia Flight 870 crashes in the sea while en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, killing all 81 on board.
July 19 » Opening of the Summer Olympics in Moscow.
October 26 » The Peter Muhlenberg Memorial in Washington, D.C. is dedicated.
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