The temperature on December 16, 1916 was between 0.9 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
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.
May 31 » World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive.
June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
June 10 » The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca.
August 14 » Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary.
September 8 » In a bid to prove that women were capable of serving as military dispatch riders, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrive in Los Angeles, completing a 60-day, 5,500 mile cross-country trip on motorcycles.
Day of death December 21, 1972
The temperature on December 21, 1972 was between -4.2 °C and 0.5 °C and averaged -1.7 °C. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (35%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
February 17 » Cumulative sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model T.
May 2 » In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers.
May 13 » Faulty electrical wiring ignites a fire underneath the Playtown Cabaret in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators lead to 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths.
June 15 » Red Army Faction co-founder Ulrike Meinhof is captured by police in Langenhagen.
July 19 » Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat.
November 29 » Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
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