The temperature on April 11, 1914 was between 8.0 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 3 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.
May 29 » The Ocean liner RMSEmpress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
August 30 » World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
September 1 » St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
September 5 » World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.
November 7 » The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
Day of marriage February 28, 1936
The temperature on February 28, 1936 was between -0.5 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
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.
June 11 » The London International Surrealist Exhibition opens.
June 15 » First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
October 1 » Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
November 25 » In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. The pact is renewed on the same day five years later with additional signatories.
Day of death January 24, 1970
The temperature on January 24, 1970 was between 2.2 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
July 31 » Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
September 11 » The Dawson's Field hijackers release 88 of their hostages. The remaining hostages, mostly Jews and Israeli citizens, are held until September 25.
October 5 » The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.
October 9 » The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia.
November 10 » Vietnam War: Vietnamization: For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia.
November 17 » Luna programme: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and is released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft.
Day of burial January 28, 1970
The temperature on January 28, 1970 was between 1.3 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
February 18 » The Chicago Seven are found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
March 21 » The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco.
April 1 » President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring the Surgeon General's warnings on tobacco products and banning cigarette advertising on television and radio in the United States, effective 1 January 1971.
April 13 » An oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon.
April 28 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaign.
November 25 » In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and one compatriot commit ritualistic seppuku after an unsuccessful coup attempt.
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