The temperature on July 5, 1918 was between 7.5 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
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 26 » Finnish Civil War: A group of Red Guards hangs a red lantern atop the tower of Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the war.
February 1 » Russia adopts the Gregorian calendar.
February 5 » Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
July 15 » World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.
November 12 » Austria becomes a republic. After the proclamation, a coup attempt by the communist Red Guard is defeated by the social-democratic Volkswehr.
December 14 » The 1918 United Kingdom general election occurs, the first where women were permitted to vote.
Day of marriage July 8, 1943
The temperature on July 8, 1943 was between 5.7 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 11 » Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City.
August 29 » World War II: German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government.
October 26 » World War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil".
November 6 » The 1st Ukrainian Front, led by general Nikolai Vatutin, liberates Kyiv from fascist occupation.
November 16 » World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway.
November 24 » World War II: At the battle of Makin the USSLiscome Bay is torpedoed near Tarawa and sinks, killing 650 men.
Day of death April 16, 1964
The temperature on April 16, 1964 was between 7.1 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
February 10 » Melbourne–Voyager collision: The aircraft carrier HMASMelbourne collides with and sinks the destroyer HMASVoyager off the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, killing 82.
April 1 » The British Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry are replaced by a unified Defence Council of the United Kingdom.
June 21 » Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
September 21 » Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom, but remains in the Commonwealth.
September 25 » The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins.
November 28 » Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars.
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