The temperature on February 15, 1916 was between -0.1 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 14.8 mm of rain. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (15%). 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.
January 10 » World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
February 25 » In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
June 10 » The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca.
September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
November 7 » Boston Elevated Railway Company's streetcar No. 393 smashes through the warning gates of the open Summer Street drawbridge in Boston, Massachusetts, plunging into the frigid waters of Fort Point Channel, killing 46 people.
November 7 » Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.
Day of marriage May 21, 1941
The temperature on May 21, 1941 was between 5.6 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
February 4 » The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops.
April 1 » A military coup in Iraq overthrows the regime of 'Abd al-Ilah and installs Rashid Ali al-Gaylani as Prime Minister.
May 27 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency".
September 5 » Whole territory of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany.
November 12 » World War II: The Soviet cruiserChervona Ukraina is destroyed during the Battle of Sevastopol.
December 20 » World War II: First battle of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the "Flying Tigers" in Kunming, China.
Day of death October 23, 1966
The temperature on October 23, 1966 was between 7.8 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 10.3 mm of rain during 8.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 17 » Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.
May 26 » British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana.
June 8 » An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2, destroying both aircraft during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph A. Walker, a NASA test pilot, and Carl Cross, a United States Air Force test pilot, are both killed.
June 30 » The National Organization for Women, the United States' largest feminist organization, is founded.
December 18 » Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker.
December 26 » The first Kwanzaa is celebrated by Maulana Karenga, the chair of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach.
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