The temperature on April 23, 1915 was between 0.1 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
January 12 » The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote.
January 28 » An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
March 20 » Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
May 9 » World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
June 29 » The North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915 is the worst flood in Edmonton history.
November 25 » Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
Day of death March 2, 1962
The temperature on March 2, 1962 was between -3.7 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged -0.4 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 15 » Netherlands New Guinea Conflict: Indonesian Navy fast patrol boat RI Macan Tutul commanded by Commodore Yos Sudarso sunk in Arafura Sea by the Dutch Navy.
February 10 » Roy Lichtenstein's first solo exhibition opened, and it included Look Mickey, which featured his first employment of Ben-Day dots, speech balloons and comic imagery sourcing, all of which he is now known for.
July 1 » Independence of Rwanda and Burundi.
July 23 » Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
September 27 » The Yemen Arab Republic is established.
December 8 » Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.
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