The temperature on May 19, 1918 was between 9.5 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 13.5 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 25 » The Ukrainian People's Republic declares independence from Soviet Russia.
January 31 » A series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships.
April 20 » Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day.
October 3 » King Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.
November 10 » The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, receives a top-secret coded message from Europe (that would be sent to Ottawa and Washington, D.C.) that said on November 11, 1918, all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air.
November 27 » The Free Territory of Ukraine is established in Huliaipole.
Day of marriage December 12, 1945
The temperature on December 12, 1945 was between -0.1 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
February 24 » Egyptian Premier Ahmad Mahir Pasha is killed in Parliament after reading a decree.
March 21 » World War II: Operation Carthage: Royal Air Force planes bomb Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. They also accidentally hit a school, killing 125 civilians.
April 6 » World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.
April 9 » World War II: The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer is sunk by the Royal Air Force.
April 25 » United Nations Conference on International Organization: Founding negotiations for the United Nations begin in San Francisco.
May 2 » World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting.
Day of death October 19, 2009
The temperature on October 19, 2009 was between 6.1 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
March 12 » Financier Bernard Madoff pleads guilty to one of the largest frauds in Wall Street's history.
April 3 » Jiverly Antares Wong opens fire at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York, killing thirteen and wounding four before committing suicide.
June 1 » General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
September 6 » The ro-ro ferry SuperFerry 9 sinks off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines with 971 persons aboard; all but ten are rescued.
December 3 » A suicide bombing at a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government.
December 31 » Both a blue moon and a lunar eclipse occur.
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