The temperature on December 14, 1914 was between 5.8 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 7.0 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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.
August 15 » World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer, the first Allied victory of World War I.
August 25 » World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.
December 8 » World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats the Imperial German East Asia Squadron in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
December 15 » World War I: The Serbian Army recaptures Belgrade from the invading Austro-Hungarian Army.
Day of death December 25, 1916
The temperature on December 25, 1916 was between 0.1 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 7.9 mm of rain. 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.
March 9 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico.
April 8 » In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.
April 24 » Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic.
April 29 » World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
August 28 » World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
November 7 » Woodrow Wilson is reelected as President of the United States.
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