The temperature on January 8, 1912 was between -1.5 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
April 2 » The ill-fated RMSTitanic begins sea trials.
June 8 » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
October 19 » Italo-Turkish War: Italy takes possession of what is now Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
November 5 » Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.
December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.
Day of marriage August 26, 1940
The temperature on August 26, 1940 was between 10.0 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
April 9 » World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
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.
May 25 » World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne.
June 23 » Adolf Hitler goes on a three-hour tour of the architecture of Paris with architect Albert Speer and sculptor Arno Breker in his only visit to the city.
June 24 » World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No11 Independent Company.
November 13 » Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia is first released, on the first night of a roadshow at New York's Broadway Theatre.
Day of death November 18, 1977
The temperature on November 18, 1977 was between 2.1 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
January 18 » Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease.
January 19 » President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (a.k.a. "Tokyo Rose").
May 25 » Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is released in theaters.
June 15 » After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections took place in Spain.
July 20 » The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind-control experiments.
September 10 » Hamida Djandoubi, convicted of torture and murder, is the last person to be executed by guillotine in France.
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