The temperature on December 31, 1916 was between 5.8 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 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.
January 29 » World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
November 7 » Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.
December 18 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when German forces under Chief of staff Erich von Falkenhayn are defeated by the French, and suffer 337,000 casualties.
Day of marriage July 25, 1946
The temperature on July 25, 1946 was between 12.0 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 6.2 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
March 5 » Cold War: Winston Churchill coins the phrase "Iron Curtain" in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri.
March 24 » A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership.
April 20 » The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations.
May 1 » Start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians.
September 24 » The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman.
December 9 » The Constituent Assembly of India meets for the first time to write the Constitution of India.
Day of death January 1, 1992
The temperature on January 1, 1992 was between 4.0 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
April 5 » Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force.
May 13 » Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China.
July 22 » Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.
September 12 » NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.
October 17 » Having gone to the wrong house, Japanese student Yoshihiro Hattori is killed by the homeowner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
December 9 » American troops land in Somalia for Operation Restore Hope.
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