In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
February 29 » St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated.
March 18 » Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup as an award for the best hockey team in Canada; it was later named after him as the Stanley Cup.
July 26 » Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain.
September 28 » The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.
October 21 » Opening ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition are held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893.
December 17 » First issue of Vogue is published.
Day of marriage February 14, 1917
The temperature on February 14, 1917 was between -7.9 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 5 » The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
October 12 » World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
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