The temperature on September 7, 1915 was between 6.0 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 13 » The 6.7 Mw Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
January 18 » Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.
January 19 » Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
March 26 » The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
July 1 » Leutnant Kurt Wintgens of the then-named German Deutsches Heer's Fliegertruppe army air service achieves the first known aerial victory with a synchronized machine-gun armed fighter plane, the Fokker M.5K/MG Eindecker.
August 29 » US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident.
Day of marriage August 21, 1941
The temperature on August 21, 1941 was between 10.2 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
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.
April 14 » World War II: German general Erwin Rommel attacks Tobruk.
May 15 » First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 the first British and Allied jet aircraft.
May 24 » World War II: In the Battle of the Atlantic, the German Battleship Bismarck sinks then-pride of the Royal Navy, HMSHood, killing all but three crewmen.
June 8 » World War II: The Allies commence the Syria-Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant.
June 27 » World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa.
December 16 » World War II: Japanese forces occupy Miri, Sarawak.
Day of death January 4, 2001
The temperature on January 4, 2001 was between 5.8 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 12 » Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
March 4 » BBC bombing: A massive car bomb explodes in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, seriously injuring one person; the attack was attributed to the Real IRA.
August 6 » Erwadi fire incident, 28 mentally ill persons tied to a chain were burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu.
September 2 » The adult-oriented television block Adult Swim debuts on Cartoon Network.
October 8 » U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
December 13 » Sansad Bhavan, the building housing the Indian Parliament, is attacked by terrorists. Twelve people are killed, including the terrorists.
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