The average temperature on December 8, 1919 was 2.4 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
February 21 » German socialist Kurt Eisner is assassinated. His death results in the establishment of the Bavarian Soviet Republic and parliament and government fleeing Munich, Germany.
February 26 » President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park.
March 21 » The Hungarian Soviet Republic is established becoming the first Communist government to be formed in Europe after the October Revolution in Russia.
May 1 » German troops enter Munich to suppress the Bavarian Soviet Republic.
June 28 » The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.
July 11 » The eight-hour day and free Sunday become law for workers in the Netherlands.
Day of death December 31, 2000
The temperature on December 31, 2000 was between -4.5 °C and 2.3 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
February 14 » The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
June 7 » The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.
July 10 » EADS, the world's second-largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA.
August 21 » Tiger Woods, American professional golfer, wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year.
October 26 » The Sony PlayStation 2 is launched in North American markets with 27 launch titles.
December 15 » The third reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is shut down.
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