The temperature on August 2, 1914 was between 13.7 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 13.2 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
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.
November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
December 15 » World War I: The Serbian Army recaptures Belgrade from the invading Austro-Hungarian Army.
Day of marriage May 19, 1936
The temperature on May 19, 1936 was between 9.2 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 14.1 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 15 » The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.
May 5 » Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
July 11 » The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
August 1 » The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.
August 19 » The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
November 20 » José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad.
Day of death January 27, 2008
The temperature on January 27, 2008 was between 7.6 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (26%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
April 8 » The construction of the world's first skyscraper to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain.
June 9 » Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.
June 26 » A suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi policeman detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people.
September 13 » Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston, and surrounding areas.
September 28 » Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit.
November 14 » The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.
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