The temperature on September 30, 1917 was between 2.8 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
October 12 » World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
Day of marriage May 22, 1947
The temperature on May 22, 1947 was between 8.1 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
April 16 » An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
August 15 » Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
September 9 » First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University.
November 18 » The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand.
November 25 » Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.
November 29 » Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.
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