The temperature on June 24, 1916 was between 11.8 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 13.0 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
May 31 » World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive.
June 1 » Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
July 19 » World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme.
August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
October 7 » Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
Day of marriage May 18, 1935
The temperature on May 18, 1935 was between 0.3 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 11.7 mm of rain during 11.0 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
March 23 » Signing of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
June 10 » Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932.
October 20 » The Long March, a mammoth retreat undertaken by the armed forces of the Chinese Communist Party a year prior, ends.
December 9 » The Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, later renamed the Heisman Trophy, is awarded for the first time. The winner is halfback Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago.
December 9 » Walter Liggett, American newspaper editor and muckraker, is killed in a gangland murder.
December 18 » The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon.
Day of death May 8, 1988
The temperature on May 8, 1988 was between 14.7 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 6 » Michael Jordan makes his signature slam dunk from the free throw line inspiring Air Jordan and the Jumpman logo.
February 27 » Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom.
May 4 » The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire.
July 31 » Thirty-two people are killed and 1,674 injured when a bridge at the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal collapses in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.
September 29 » NASA launches STS-26, the first mission since the Challenger disaster.
December 21 » The first flight of Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft in the world.
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