The temperature on August 26, 1916 was between 14.8 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 9.5 mm of rain. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (31%). 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.
February 21 » World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
April 10 » The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
September 3 » World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.
September 11 » The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.
November 19 » Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.
Day of death February 16, 1936
The temperature on February 16, 1936 was between 1.6 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain during 11.3 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 20 » King George V of the United Kingdom dies. His eldest son succeeds to the throne, becoming Edward VIII. The title Prince of Wales is not used for another 22 years.
March 16 » Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh.
August 3 » Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
August 4 » Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends parliament and the Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime.
October 1 » Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
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