The temperature on January 15, 1916 was between 2.6 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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.
January 12 » Both Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann, for achieving eight aerial victories each over Allied aircraft, receive the German Empire's highest military award, the Pour le Mérite as the first German aviators to earn it.
February 27 » Ocean liner SS Maloja strikes a mine near Dover and sinks with the loss of 155 lives.
April 25 » Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.
June 24 » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
July 1 » World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.
August 28 » World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
Day of marriage May 1, 1941
The temperature on May 1, 1941 was between 8.0 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
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.
May 10 » World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.
May 15 » Joe DiMaggio begins a 56-game hitting streak.
May 30 » World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag.
October 30 » President Roosevelt approves $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations.
November 1 » American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
November 14 » World War II: The aircraft carrier HMSArk Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from the German submarineU-81 sustained on November 13.
Day of death November 15, 1968
The temperature on November 15, 1968 was between -5.3 °C and -0.5 °C and averaged -3.5 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
February 8 » American civil rights movement: The Orangeburg massacre: An attack on black students from South Carolina State University who are protesting racial segregation at the town's only bowling alley, leaves three or four dead in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
February 24 » Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué.
March 12 » Mauritius achieves independence from the United Kingdom.
April 11 » President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
August 28 » The police rioted during the Democratic National Convention, beating up anti-war protesters, peaceful demonstrators, innocent bystanders, and members of the press.
December 26 » The Communist Party of the Philippines is established by Jose Maria Sison, breaking away from the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930.
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