The temperature on December 26, 1914 was between -5.0 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -1.2 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
August 24 » World War I: German troops capture Namur.
October 5 » World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire.
October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.
November 5 » World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
December 16 » World War I: Admiral Franz von Hipper commands a raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby.
Day of death November 11, 1915
The temperature on November 11, 1915 was between 3.8 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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.
January 21 » Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit.
February 19 » World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli.
April 18 » French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
May 6 » Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run.
July 7 » The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end.
September 25 » World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
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