The temperature on October 9, 1917 was between 5.9 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 11.9 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
January 19 » Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
December 2 » World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.
Day of death October 28, 2001
The temperature on October 28, 2001 was between 6.1 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 16 » US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish–American War.
January 26 » The 7.7 Mw Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 13,805–20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured.
February 12 » NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
April 1 » Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first contemporary country to allow it.
September 2 » The adult-oriented television block Adult Swim debuts on Cartoon Network.
December 22 » Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63.
Day of burial November 1, 2001
The temperature on November 1, 2001 was between 3.5 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
May 25 » Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, with Dr. Sherman Bull.
June 5 » Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm causes $5.5billion in damages, making Allison the second costliest tropical storm in U.S. history.
August 10 » The 2001 Angola train attack occurred, causing 252 deaths.
September 20 » In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror".
October 1 » Militants attack the state legislature building in Kashmir, killing 38.
October 19 » SIEV X, an Indonesian fishing boat en route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 migrants, sinks in international waters with the loss of 353 people.
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