The temperature on February 5, 1918 was between 2.0 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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.
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 31 » A series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships.
April 1 » The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
May 14 » Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
June 22 » The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
July 4 » Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).
November 21 » A pogrom takes place in Lwów (now Lviv); over three days, at least 50 Jews and 270 Ukrainian Christians are killed by Poles.
Day of marriage April 17, 1940
The temperature on April 17, 1940 was between 0.9 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
April 14 » World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later.
July 10 » World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.
July 25 » General Henri Guisan orders the Swiss Army to resist German invasion and makes surrender illegal.
September 7 » Romania returns Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria under the Treaty of Craiova.
November 9 » Warsaw is awarded the Virtuti Militari.
November 12 » World War II: Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrives in Berlin to discuss the possibility of the Soviet Union joining the Axis Powers.
Day of death November 5, 2002
The temperature on November 5, 2002 was between 3.1 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
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