The temperature on May 21, 1914 was between 8.8 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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.
April 20 » Nineteen men, women, and children die in the Ludlow Massacre during a Colorado coal-miners' strike.
May 17 » The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
July 11 » Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball.
September 18 » The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
October 5 » World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire.
November 9 » SMSEmden is sunk by HMASSydney in the Battle of Cocos.
Day of marriage May 11, 1939
The temperature on May 11, 1939 was between 8.5 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
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.
January 24 » The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
January 27 » First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
September 1 » Switzerland mobilizes its forces and the Swiss Parliament elects Henri Guisan to head the Swiss Armed Forces (an event that can happen only during war or mobilization).
September 10 » World War II: Canada declares war on Germany, joining the Allies: Poland, France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.
October 1 » World War II: After a one-month siege, German troops occupy Warsaw.
Day of death October 17, 1990
The temperature on October 17, 1990 was between 9.8 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 4 » In Pakistan's deadliest train accident an overloaded passenger train collides with an empty freight train, resulting in 307 deaths and 700 injuries.
February 14 » Ninety-two people are killed when Indian Airlines Flight 605 crashes in Bangalore, India.
September 29 » Construction of the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) is completed in Washington, D.C.
October 2 » Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 128.
October 13 » Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
October 15 » Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.
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