The temperature on June 16, 1916 was between 4.4 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
March 8 » World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.
March 16 » The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.
June 4 » World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia.
June 5 » World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out.
November 5 » The Kingdom of Poland is proclaimed by the Act of 5th November of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary.
November 7 » Boston Elevated Railway Company's streetcar No. 393 smashes through the warning gates of the open Summer Street drawbridge in Boston, Massachusetts, plunging into the frigid waters of Fort Point Channel, killing 46 people.
Day of marriage July 23, 1939
The temperature on July 23, 1939 was between 11.9 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
February 28 » The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
March 15 » Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.
July 28 » The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered.
September 1 » General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
September 30 » NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game.
December 2 » New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.
Day of death May 14, 2010
The temperature on May 14, 2010 was between 1.8 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
March 26 » The South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan is torpedoed, killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, the President of the United Nations Security Council blames North Korea.
April 12 » Merano derailment: A rail accident in South Tyrol kills nine people and injures a further 28.
May 15 » Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.
August 8 » China Floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.
November 4 » Aero Caribbean Flight 883 crashes into Guasimal, Sancti Spíritus. All 68 passengers and crew are killed.
December 15 » A boat carrying 90 asylum seekers crashes into rocks off the coast of Christmas Island, Australia, killing 48 people.
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