February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.
Day of marriage June 5, 1918
The temperature on June 5, 1918 was between 2.5 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 14.6 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
March 21 » World War I: The first phase of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, begins.
April 8 » World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City's financial district.
June 26 » World War I: Allied forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince in the Battle of Belleau Wood.
August 16 » The Battle of Lake Baikal was fought between the Czechoslovak Legion and the Red Army.
August 31 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive.
October 4 » World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey.
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