The temperature on October 24, 1914 was between 6.7 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 13 » Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
April 9 » Mexican Revolution: One of the world's first naval/air skirmishes takes place off the coast of western Mexico.
August 12 » World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
October 5 » World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire.
October 19 » First World War: The First Battle of Ypres begins.
December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.
Day of marriage May 21, 1938
The temperature on May 21, 1938 was between 6.5 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 4 » Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
May 26 » In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
June 7 » The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
July 17 » Douglas Corrigan takes off from Brooklyn to fly the "wrong way" to Ireland and becomes known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan.
September 27 » The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
October 5 » In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated.
Day of death April 12, 1980
The temperature on April 12, 1980 was between 2.1 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
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.
June 1 » Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.
July 19 » Opening of the Summer Olympics in Moscow.
August 27 » A massive bomb planted by extortionist John Birges explodes at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada after a failed disarming attempt by the FBI. Although the hotel is damaged, no one is injured.
September 12 » Military coup in Turkey.
November 12 » The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings.
December 2 » Salvadoran Civil War: Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by a death squad.
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