The temperature on November 10, 1914 was between 6.6 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 0.4 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.
April 20 » Nineteen men, women, and children die in the Ludlow Massacre during a Colorado coal-miners' strike.
July 11 » USSNevada(BB-36) is launched.
August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
August 28 » World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
September 1 » The last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
September 11 » World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
Day of marriage August 22, 1936
The temperature on August 22, 1936 was between 10.8 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Kashf-e hijab decree is made and immediately enforced by Reza Shah, Iran's head of state, banning the wearing of Islamic veils in public.
April 6 » Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
July 6 » A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61m) into the River Irwell.
September 6 » Spanish Civil War: The Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León is established.
October 26 » The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
Day of death August 15, 1959
The temperature on August 15, 1959 was between 9.0 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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