In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
March 16 » Jules Massenet's opera Thaïs is first performed.
May 1 » Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
July 25 » The First Sino-Japanese War begins when the Japanese fire upon a Chinese warship.
August 1 » The First Sino-Japanese War erupts between Japan and China over Korea.
November 17 » H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts.
November 21 » Port Arthur, China, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants.
Day of marriage June 2, 1917
The temperature on June 2, 1917 was between 10.8 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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.
March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
November 26 » The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.
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