The temperature on August 15, 1916 was between 12.3 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 25 » Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.
July 7 » The New Zealand Labour Party was founded in Wellington.
July 19 » World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme.
October 7 » Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
October 16 » Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning clinic in the United States.
December 29 » A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the first novel by James Joyce, was first published as a book by an American publishing house B. W. Huebschis after it had been serialized in The Egoist (1914–15).
Day of marriage August 22, 1940
The temperature on August 22, 1940 was between 8.1 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 7 » Winter War: Battle of Raate Road - The Finnish 9th Division finally defeat the numerically superior Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road.
March 18 » World War II: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom.
May 26 » World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
July 6 » Story Bridge, a major landmark in Brisbane, as well as Australia's longest cantilever bridge is formally opened.
October 14 » World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz.
November 16 » World War II: In response to the leveling of Coventry by the German Luftwaffe two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.
Day of death April 13, 1970
The temperature on April 13, 1970 was between 3.1 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 4 » French submarine Eurydice explodes underwater, resulting in the loss of the entire 57-man crew.
March 21 » The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco.
April 1 » The first of over 670,000 AMC Gremlins are released into North America to compete with foreign imported cars.
April 22 » The first Earth Day is celebrated.
June 11 » After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army Generals, becoming the first women to do so.
November 17 » Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre.
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