The temperature on January 28, 1917 was between -7.2 °C and -1.2 °C and averaged -4.9 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
October 24 » First World War: Italy suffers a disastrous defeat on the Austro-Italian front.
November 25 » World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.
Day of death November 6, 1918
The temperature on November 6, 1918 was between 7.8 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 8.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 21 » World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.
May 14 » Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
October 1 » World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
October 8 » World War I: Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132 for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
November 13 » World War I: Allied troops occupy Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
December 1 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.
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