The temperature on September 28, 1915 was between 5.8 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
February 22 » World War I: The Imperial German Navy institutes unrestricted submarine warfare.
April 22 » The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
June 29 » The North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915 is the worst flood in Edmonton history.
July 7 » The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end.
July 16 » Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War.
December 20 » World War I: The last Australian troops are evacuated from Gallipoli.
Day of marriage April 27, 1935
The temperature on April 27, 1935 was between 7.1 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
February 2 » Leonarde Keeler administers polygraph tests to two murder suspects, the first time polygraph evidence was admitted in U.S. courts.
February 13 » A jury in Flemington, New Jersey finds Bruno Hauptmann guilty of the 1932 kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby, the son of Charles Lindbergh.
March 16 » Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht.
May 31 » A 7.7 Mw earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan killing 40,000.
July 24 » The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109°F (43°C) in Chicago and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee.
October 10 » In Greece, a coup d'état ends the Second Hellenic Republic.
Day of death September 2, 1991
The temperature on September 2, 1991 was between 10.3 °C and 27.2 °C and averaged 19.3 °C. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 19 » Gulf War: Iraq fires a second Scud missile into Israel, causing 15 injuries.
February 13 » Gulf War: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" destroy the Amiriyah shelter in Baghdad. Allied forces said the bunker was being used as a military communications outpost, but over 400 Iraqi civilians inside were killed.
August 20 » Estonia, occupied by and incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, issues a decision on the re-establishment of independence on the basis of legal continuity of its pre-occupation statehood.
September 6 » The Russian parliament approves the name change of Leningrad back to Saint Petersburg. The change is effective October 1, 1991.
September 17 » The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
October 27 » Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union.
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