The temperature on April 16, 1917 was between 2.7 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
March 8 » The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
October 15 » World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.
Day of death May 21, 2005
The temperature on May 21, 2005 was between 11.0 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
May 13 » Andijan uprising, Uzbekistan; Troops open fire on crowds of protestors after a prison break; at least 187 people were killed according to official estimates.
June 21 » Edgar Ray Killen, who had previously been unsuccessfully tried for the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, is convicted of manslaughter 41 years afterwards (the case had been reopened in 2004).
July 26 » Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people.
July 27 » After an incident during STS-114, NASA grounds the Space Shuttle, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank.
October 28 » I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is indicted due to his involvement in the Plame affair.
November 9 » The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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