The temperature on June 30, 1918 was between 8.2 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (21%). 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 27 » The National Council of Bessarabia proclaims union with the Kingdom of Romania.
April 23 » World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
July 4 » Mehmed V died at the age of 73 and Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI ascends to the throne.
July 9 » In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history.
October 1 » World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
December 17 » Darwin Rebellion: Up to 1,000 demonstrators march on Government House in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Day of marriage December 9, 1942
The temperature on December 9, 1942 was between 2.8 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
March 12 » The Battle of Java ends with the surrender of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command to the Japanese Empire in Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies.
May 31 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia.
September 26 » Holocaust: Senior SS official August Frank issues a memorandum detailing how Jews should be "evacuated".
October 11 » World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force.
October 28 » The Alaska Highway first connects Alaska to the North American railway network at Dawson Creek in Canada.
December 15 » World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
Day of death May 19, 2003
The temperature on May 19, 2003 was between 10.5 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
February 19 » An Ilyushin Il-76 military aircraft crashes near Kerman, Iran, killing 275.
March 24 » The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq.
May 28 » Peter Hollingworth resigns as Governor-General of Australia following criticism of his handling of child sexual abuse allegations during his tenure as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane.
August 19 » A car-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency's top envoy Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employees.
September 12 » Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.
November 26 » The Concorde makes its final flight, over Bristol, England.
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