The temperature on October 13, 1917 was between 6.6 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 9.3 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
December 2 » World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.
December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.
December 20 » Cheka, the first Soviet secret police force, is founded.
Day of marriage June 1, 1940
The temperature on June 1, 1940 was between 5.3 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
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.
February 29 » 12th Academy Awards: For her performance as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind, Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.
May 15 » USSSailfish is recommissioned. It was originally the USS Squalus.
September 15 » World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Royal Air Force shoots down large numbers of Luftwaffe aircraft.
October 14 » World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz.
November 7 » In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion.
November 16 » New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.
Day of death December 17, 2002
The temperature on December 17, 2002 was between -0.9 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
March 1 » The Envisat environmental satellite successfully launches aboard an Ariane 5 rocket to reach an orbit of 800km (500mi) above the Earth, which was the then-largest payload at 10.5 m long and with a diameter of 4.57 m.
March 1 » U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
March 2 » U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities).
May 1 » OpenOffice.org released version 1.0, the first stable version of the software.
May 20 » The independence of East Timor is recognized by Portugal, formally ending 23 years of Indonesian rule and three years of provisional UN administration (Portugal itself is the former colonizer of East Timor until 1976).
October 7 » The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-112 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.
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