The temperature on June 8, 1914 was between 0.7 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
August 9 » Start of the Battle of Mulhouse, part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace and the first French offensive of World War I.
August 17 » World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.
August 25 » World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
Day of death July 14, 1978
The temperature on July 14, 1978 was between 8.1 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (15%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
March 15 » Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.
April 27 » The Saur Revolution begins in Afghanistan, ending the following morning with the murder of Afghan President Mohammed Daoud Khan and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
July 25 » Puerto Rican police shoot two nationalists in the Cerro Maravilla murders.
September 8 » Black Friday, a massacre by soldiers against protesters in Tehran, results in 700–3000 deaths, it marks the beginning of the end of the monarchy in Iran.
October 1 » Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom.
November 17 » The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS, receiving negative reception from critics, fans, and even Star Wars creator George Lucas.
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