The temperature on September 11, 1914 was between 13.3 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 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 23 » First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
July 18 » The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.
July 23 » Austria-Hungary issues a series of demands in an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia demanding Serbia to allow the Austrians to determine who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Serbia accepts all but one of those demands and Austria declares war on July 28.
August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
August 14 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive designed to recover the lost province of Moselle from Germany.
August 28 » World War I: German troops take the city of Namur in Belgium.
Day of marriage April 25, 1939
The temperature on April 25, 1939 was between 2.5 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 11.1 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
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.
May 23 » The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.
September 22 » World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
September 28 » World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland.
October 15 » The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.
December 14 » Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.
December 18 » World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.
Day of death April 9, 1968
The temperature on April 9, 1968 was between -4.9 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 1 » The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation.
March 6 » Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation.
April 6 » In Richmond, Indiana's downtown district, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150.
September 6 » Swaziland becomes independent.
December 24 » Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures.
December 26 » The Communist Party of the Philippines is established by Jose Maria Sison, breaking away from the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930.
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