The temperature on August 10, 1917 was between 11.6 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
April 16 » Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland.
July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
November 26 » The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.
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 marriage September 1, 1943
The temperature on September 1, 1943 was between 9.4 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
March 22 » World War II: The entire village of Khatyn (in what is the present-day Republic of Belarus) is burnt alive by Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118.
April 19 » Albert Hofmann deliberately doses himself with LSD for the first time, three days after having discovered its effects on April 16.
May 15 » Joseph Stalin dissolves the Comintern (or Third International).
July 12 » German and Soviet forces engage in one of the largest armored engagements of all time.
August 28 » Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance. The next day, martial law is imposed on Denmark.
October 21 » World War II: The Provisional Government of Free India is formally established in Japanese-occupied Singapore.
Day of death January 18, 1952
The temperature on January 18, 1952 was between 0.5 °C and 4.7 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain during 7.7 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (8%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
February 15 » King George VI of the United Kingdom is buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
July 3 » The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.
July 3 » The SSUnited States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband away from the RMSQueen Mary.
September 1 » The Old Man and the Sea, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published.
September 8 » The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.
November 14 » The first regular UK Singles Chart published by the New Musical Express.
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