The temperature on February 27, 1916 was between -1.6 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 21 » World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
February 29 » Child labor: In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from 12 to 14 years old.
July 1 » World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.
August 14 » Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary.
October 16 » Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning clinic in the United States.
December 23 » World War I: Battle of Magdhaba: Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in the Sinai Peninsula.
Day of death August 24, 1918
The temperature on August 24, 1918 was between 7.4 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
March 19 » The US Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.
June 22 » The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
August 2 » The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.
August 27 » Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.
November 4 » World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented.
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