The temperature on January 17, 1913 was between 1.5 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 10.7 mm of rain. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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 2 » Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.
March 4 » First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
March 31 » The Vienna Concert Society rioted during a performance of modernist music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Anton von Webern, causing a premature end to the concert due to violence; this concert became known as the Skandalkonzert.
August 16 » Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
October 14 » Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners.
December 17 » A spur of the Shaker Heights streetcar line opens, the first line of the eventual Cleveland RTA Rapid Transit system.
Christening day November 2, 1913
The temperature on November 2, 1913 was between 8.2 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
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 3 » Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
March 4 » The United States Department of Labor is formed.
April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
May 3 » Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.
August 16 » Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMSQueen Mary.
November 9 » The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, reaches its greatest intensity after beginning two days earlier. The storm destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.
Day of death February 2, 1914
The temperature on February 2, 1914 was between 0.2 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
August 12 » World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
August 14 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive designed to recover the lost province of Moselle from Germany.
August 28 » World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
November 1 » World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt.
November 28 » World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.
December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.
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