The temperature on November 5, 1908 was between 0.2 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
April 11 » SMSBlücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched.
April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
July 26 » United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
November 25 » A fire breaks out on SSSardinia as it leaves Malta's Grand Harbour, resulting in the ship's grounding and the deaths of at least 118 people.
Day of marriage July 14, 1943
The temperature on July 14, 1943 was between 9.3 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 29 » World War II: The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, USSChicago(CA-29) is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers.
February 19 » World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins.
February 27 » The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, explodes, killing 74 men.
September 23 » World War II: The Nazi puppet state known as the Italian Social Republic is founded.
October 17 » The Burma Railway (Burma–Thailand Railway) is completed.
October 31 » World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
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