The temperature on December 24, 1917 was between -4.5 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
April 12 » World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
December 6 » World War I: USSJacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SMU-53.
Day of marriage May 28, 1938
The temperature on May 28, 1938 was between 9.5 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
July 10 » Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record.
September 30 » Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
October 14 » The first flight of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter plane.
November 14 » The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.
December 16 » Adolf Hitler institutes the Cross of Honour of the German Mother.
Day of death August 18, 1992
The temperature on August 18, 1992 was between 10.9 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
April 12 » The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris.
May 5 » Armand Césari Stadium disaster in Bastia (Corsica): Eighteen people are killed and 2,300 are injured when one of the terraces collapses before a football match between SC Bastia and Olympique de Marseille.
August 30 » The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities.
September 18 » An explosion rocks Giant Mine at the height of a labor dispute, killing nine replacement workers in Yellowknife, Canada.
October 2 » Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead.
November 13 » The High Court of Australia rules in Dietrich v The Queen that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented.
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