The temperature on February 2, 1919 was between -7.2 °C and -4.8 °C and averaged -6.2 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 15 » Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
January 31 » The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, during a campaign for shorter working hours.
February 6 » The five-day Seattle General Strike begins, as more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington, walk off the job.
May 15 » Greek occupation of Smyrna. During the occupation, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 Turks; those responsible are punished by Greek commander Aristides Stergiades.
May 27 » The NC-4 aircraft arrives in Lisbon after completing the first transatlantic flight.
December 17 » Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
Day of marriage November 19, 1942
The temperature on November 19, 1942 was between 6.6 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 23 » World War II: The Battle of Rabaul commences Japan's invasion of Australia's Territory of New Guinea.
March 5 » World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung.
May 10 » World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign.
June 22 » The Pledge of Allegiance is formally adopted by US Congress.
August 15 » World War II: Operation Pedestal: The oil tanker SSOhio reaches the island of Malta barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island's defenses.
November 22 » World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: General Friedrich Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th Army is surrounded.
Day of death March 30, 1973
The temperature on March 30, 1973 was between -1.9 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
April 10 » Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland, killing 108 people.
May 11 » Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg's charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times are dismissed.
July 10 » The Bahamas gain full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.
July 13 » Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee.
October 30 » The Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the second time.
October 31 » Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape. Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard.
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