The temperature on March 11, 1917 was between 2.9 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
January 19 » Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
February 5 » The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
August 18 » A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
Day of death June 11, 1996
The temperature on June 11, 1996 was between 15.0 °C and 25.1 °C and averaged 20.5 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 13.7 hours of sunshine (82%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
March 25 » The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy).
September 21 » The Defense of Marriage Act is passed by the United States Congress.
November 5 » Pakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly of Pakistan.
November 19 » Lt. Gen. Maurice Baril of Canada arrives in Africa to lead a multi-national policing force in Zaire.
December 10 » The new Constitution of South Africa is promulgated by Nelson Mandela.
December 30 » Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.
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