The temperature on October 17, 1916 was between 2.1 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
February 29 » Child labor: In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from 12 to 14 years old.
July 19 » World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme.
August 14 » Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary.
November 1 » In Russia, Pavel Milyukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the government of Boris Stürmer.
November 19 » Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.
December 30 » The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
Day of marriage October 21, 1948
The temperature on October 21, 1948 was between 8.6 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
April 28 » Igor Stravinsky conducted the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center.
June 28 » Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform.
September 18 » Operation Polo is terminated after the Indian Army accepts the surrender of the army of Hyderabad.
December 17 » The Finnish Security Police is established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.
December 23 » Seven Japanese military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed by Allied occupation authorities at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.
December 28 » The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami.
Day of death September 8, 1997
The temperature on September 8, 1997 was between 13.0 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (23%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
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