The temperature on February 22, 1916 was between -2.7 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
January 27 » World War I: The British government passed a legislation that introduced conscription in the United Kingdom.
April 25 » Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.
July 22 » Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.
August 30 » Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
November 7 » Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.
November 19 » Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.
Day of death January 12, 1997
The temperature on January 12, 1997 was between -5.6 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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.
February 11 » Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
April 1 » Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.
June 25 » The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).
August 7 » Fine Air Flight 101 crashes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing five people.
September 11 » After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
November 27 » Twenty-five people are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria.
Day of cremation January 16, 1997
The temperature on January 16, 1997 was between -3.7 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 0.2 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
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 21 » The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
February 28 » An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 3,000 deaths.
June 25 » An unmanned Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir.
July 20 » The fully restored USSConstitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrates its 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
August 29 » Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
October 15 » The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn.
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