The temperature on July 30, 1917 was between 13.4 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
January 31 » World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
April 12 » World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
May 27 » Pope Benedict XV promulgates the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive codification of Catholic canon law in the legal history of the Catholic Church.
November 5 » Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Day of marriage August 2, 1940
The temperature on August 2, 1940 was between 13.4 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
April 14 » World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later.
May 15 » Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant.
May 15 » World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
July 25 » General Henri Guisan orders the Swiss Army to resist German invasion and makes surrender illegal.
August 5 » World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
August 6 » Estonia is illegally annexed by the Soviet Union.
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