The temperature on April 18, 1914 was between 4.8 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
April 9 » Mexican Revolution: One of the world's first naval/air skirmishes takes place off the coast of western Mexico.
April 21 » Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz.
August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
August 23 » World War I: Japan declares war on Germany.
September 26 » The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
November 5 » World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
Day of death October 1, 1958
The temperature on October 1, 1958 was between 11.1 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 4 » Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, falls to Earth from orbit.
January 31 » Cold War: Space Race: The first successful American satellite detects the Van Allen radiation belt.
February 6 » Eight Manchester United F.C. players and 15 other passengers are killed in the Munich air disaster.
October 26 » Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris.
October 28 » John XXIII is elected Pope.
December 30 » The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension.
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