The temperature on February 4, 1914 was between -0.3 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
February 13 » Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
August 25 » World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
September 11 » World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
December 15 » A gas explosion at Mitsubishi Hōjō coal mine, in Kyushu, Japan, kills 687.
Day of death October 29, 1939
The temperature on October 29, 1939 was between 0.5 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
March 23 » The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of the Slovak air force in Spišská Nová Ves, killing 13 people and beginning the Slovak–Hungarian War.
May 3 » The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
August 23 » World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, the Baltic states, Finland, Romania, and Poland are divided between the two nations.
September 30 » NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game.
December 18 » World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.
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