The temperature on March 11, 1915 was between 1.5 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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 22 » Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon.
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.
May 7 » World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many former pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire.
May 24 » World War I: Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary, joining the conflict on the side of the Allies.
August 6 » World War I: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay.
December 20 » World War I: The last Australian troops are evacuated from Gallipoli.
Day of marriage May 3, 1947
The temperature on May 3, 1947 was between 6.7 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
May 3 » New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect.
June 25 » The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
September 15 » Typhoon Kathleen hit the Kantō region in Japan killing 1,077.
September 30 » Pakistan joins the United Nations.
November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
November 25 » Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.
Day of death February 21, 1997
The temperature on February 21, 1997 was between 6.6 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 4 » En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel killing 73.
April 29 » The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.
July 10 » Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests.
July 19 » The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
July 22 » The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario.
October 27 » The 1997 Asian financial crisis causes a crash in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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