The temperature on June 15, 1916 was between 8.2 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 9 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico.
April 20 » The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings.
June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
June 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
November 7 » Boston Elevated Railway Company's streetcar No. 393 smashes through the warning gates of the open Summer Street drawbridge in Boston, Massachusetts, plunging into the frigid waters of Fort Point Channel, killing 46 people.
November 18 » World War I: First Battle of the Somme: In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916.
Day of marriage February 25, 1939
The temperature on February 25, 1939 was between 2.3 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain during 7.3 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
March 14 » Slovakia declares independence under German pressure.
March 17 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and Japan begins.
May 23 » The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.
September 6 » World War II: Britain suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire.
September 6 » World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
September 18 » World War II: The Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.
Day of death October 1, 1994
The temperature on October 1, 1994 was between 10.9 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 7.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 3 » Baikal Airlines Flight 130 crashes near Irkutsk, Russia, resulting in 125 deaths.
April 26 » China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board.
April 30 » Formula One racing driver Roland Ratzenberger is killed in a crash during the qualifying session of the San Marino Grand Prix run at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari outside Imola, Italy.
May 21 » The Democratic Republic of Yemen unsuccessfully attempts to secede from the Republic of Yemen; a war breaks out.
November 13 » In a referendum, voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union.
December 31 » The First Chechen War: The Russian Ground Forces begin a New Year's storming of Grozny.
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