April 29 » A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.
June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
Day of death June 23, 1918
The temperature on June 23, 1918 was between 6.7 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
January 8 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I.
May 16 » The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later.
August 2 » The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.
September 29 » The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.
October 1 » World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
December 28 » Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.
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