The temperature on August 18, 1916 was between 10.0 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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.
April 29 » World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
June 1 » Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
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.
August 17 » World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side.
August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
November 7 » Woodrow Wilson is reelected as President of the United States.
Day of death September 22, 1980
The temperature on September 22, 1980 was between 12.8 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (7%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
May 18 » Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3billion in damage.
July 7 » Institution of sharia law in Iran.
July 29 » Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution.
August 1 » Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state.
September 26 » At the Oktoberfest terror attack in Munich 13 people die and 211 are injured.
December 24 » Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, an incident called "Britain's Roswell".
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