The temperature on December 2, 1917 was between -0.2 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 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.
March 11 » World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
June 28 » World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.
July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
December 6 » World War I: USSJacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SMU-53.
Day of death November 4, 1918
The temperature on November 4, 1918 was between 5.5 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
April 9 » World War I: The Battle of the Lys: The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders.
June 24 » First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
August 13 » Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.
September 15 » World War I: Allied troops break through the Bulgarian defenses on the Macedonian front.
November 13 » World War I: Allied troops occupy Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
December 1 » Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.
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