The temperature on August 17, 1914 was between 12.0 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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.
April 24 » The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
August 5 » World War I: The German minelayer SSKönigin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMSAmphion.
August 17 » World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.
August 29 » World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans at Saint-Quentin, Aisne.
September 11 » World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
September 22 » A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors.
Day of death April 26, 1940
The temperature on April 26, 1940 was between 9.7 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
May 6 » John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
May 13 » World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.
June 10 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia.
June 23 » Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
October 25 » Benjamin O. Davis Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army.
December 22 » World War II: Himara is captured by the Greek army.
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