The temperature on July 25, 1915 was between 8.9 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (37%). 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 18 » Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.
February 8 » D. W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.
May 6 » Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run.
May 17 » The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith) falls.
July 16 » At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.
September 25 » World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
Day of marriage May 20, 1939
The temperature on May 20, 1939 was between 1.7 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
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.
June 24 » Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister.
September 3 » World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
October 15 » The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.
October 16 » World War II: No. 603 Squadron RAF intercepts the first Luftwaffe raid on Britain.
November 4 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents.
December 2 » New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.
Day of death January 21, 1996
The temperature on January 21, 1996 was between -1.6 °C and -0.1 °C and averaged -0.8 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 25 » Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the U.S.A.
February 29 » Faucett Flight 251 crashes in the Andes; all 123 passengers and crew die.
February 29 » Siege of Sarajevo officially ends.
March 23 » Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President.
September 4 » War on Drugs: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack a military base in Guaviare, starting three weeks of guerrilla warfare in which at least 130 Colombians are killed.
November 25 » An ice storm strikes the central U.S., killing 26 people. A powerful windstorm affects Florida and winds gust over 90mph, toppling trees and flipping trailers.
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