The temperature on May 9, 1918 was between 8.2 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 31 » A series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships.
February 3 » The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long.
February 25 » German forces capture Tallinn to virtually complete the occupation of Estonia.
May 14 » Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
August 21 » World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins.
October 10 » RMS Leinster is torpedoed and sunk by UB-123, killing 564, the worst-ever on the Irish Sea.
Day of marriage May 1, 1943
The temperature on May 1, 1943 was between 9.2 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
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 14 » World War II: Tunisia Campaign: General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim's Fifth Panzer Army launches a concerted attack against Allied positions in Tunisia.
August 23 » World War II: Kharkiv is liberated by the Soviet Union after the Battle of Kursk.
September 30 » The United States Merchant Marine Academy is dedicated by President Roosevelt.
October 6 » World War II: Thirteen civilians are burnt alive by a paramilitary group in Crete.
November 18 » World War II: Battle of Berlin: Four hundred and forty Royal Air Force planes bomb Berlin causing only light damage and killing 131. The RAF loses nine aircraft and 53 air crew.
November 25 » World War II: Statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina is re-established at the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Day of death February 14, 1999
The temperature on February 14, 1999 was between -10.3 °C and -0.3 °C and averaged -4.8 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
March 20 » Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California, US.
April 18 » Wayne Gretzky, the National Hockey League's all-time points scorer, plays his final game at Madison Square Garden as a teammate of the New York Rangers in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Gretzky recorded his final career point, an assist, bringing his career point total to 2,857.
May 2 » Panamanian general election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
June 9 » Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.
July 23 » ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan by Yuji Nishizawa.
October 12 » The World Population reaches 6 billion.
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