The temperature on May 15, 1913 was between 8.2 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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 3 » An Atlantic coast storm sets the lowest confirmed barometric pressure reading for a non-tropical system in the continental United States.
February 9 » A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
May 30 » The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War; Albania becomes an independent nation.
June 1 » The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
December 21 » Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.
Day of marriage May 4, 1944
The temperature on May 4, 1944 was between 3.8 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
February 22 » World War II: The Soviet Red Army recaptures Krivoi Rog.
March 5 » World War II: The Red Army begins the Uman–Botoșani Offensive in the western Ukrainian SSR.
April 28 » World War II: Nine German E-boats attacked US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.
June 13 » World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.
August 26 » World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
December 30 » King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.
Day of death April 15, 2003
The temperature on April 15, 2003 was between 7.6 °C and 24.0 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (92%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
February 15 » Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million to 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.
July 7 » NASA Opportunity rover, MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover–B, was launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket.
September 27 » The SMART-1 satellite is launched.
October 31 » Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
November 22 » Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land.
December 17 » SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight.
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