The temperature on May 22, 1918 was between 10.4 °C and 27.8 °C and averaged 20.4 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (77%). 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.
May 14 » Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
July 4 » World War I: The Battle of Hamel, a successful attack by the Australian Corps against German positions near the town of Le Hamel on the Western Front.
November 7 » The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year.
November 11 » Józef Piłsudski assumes supreme military power in Poland - symbolic first day of Polish independence.
December 16 » Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas declares the formation of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic; it is dissolved in 1919.
Day of marriage September 6, 1945
The temperature on September 6, 1945 was between 10.0 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
January 1 » World War II: In retaliation for the Malmedy massacre, U.S. troops kill 60 German POWs at Chenogne.
April 20 » World War II: U.S. troops capture Leipzig, Germany, only to later cede the city to the Soviet Union.
May 4 » World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army.
May 8 » End of the Prague uprising, celebrated now as a national holiday in the Czech Republic.
June 5 » The Allied Control Council, the military occupation governing body of Germany, formally takes power.
September 7 » The Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 is held.
Day of death May 12, 1969
The temperature on May 12, 1969 was between 9.3 °C and 25.6 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 16 » Czech student Jan Palach commits suicide by self-immolation in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in protest against the Soviets' crushing of the Prague Spring the year before.
April 7 » The Internet's symbolic birth date: Publication of RFC 1.
May 16 » Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus.
May 26 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first manned moon landing.
June 22 » The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
October 8 » The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago.
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