The temperature on August 4, 1913 was between 9.8 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
March 4 » First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
April 24 » The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
May 14 » Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
June 24 » Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria.
July 31 » The Balkan States sign an armistice in Bucharest.
December 1 » The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.
Day of marriage December 20, 1945
The temperature on December 20, 1945 was between -0.7 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
January 9 » World War II: The Sixth United States Army begins the invasion of Lingayen Gulf.
January 16 » Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called Führerbunker.
June 7 » King Haakon VII of Norway returns from exactly five years in exile during World War II.
June 14 » World War II: Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army liberate the captured in Ilocos Sur and start the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon.
October 21 » French women vote for the first time during the 1945 French legislative election.
November 27 » CARE (then the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) was founded to a send CARE Packages of food relief to Europe after World War II.
Day of death November 4, 1974
The temperature on November 4, 1974 was between 1.8 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
February 7 » Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom.
April 1 » The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.
July 24 » Watergate scandal: The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.
August 4 » A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22.
August 7 » Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1,368 feet (417m) in the air.
December 8 » A plebiscite results in the abolition of monarchy in Greece.
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