The temperature on April 6, 1914 was between 7.5 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 14.5 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
May 29 » The Ocean liner RMSEmpress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
July 4 » The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.
September 3 » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
September 14 » HMASAE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
September 22 » A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors.
November 7 » The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
Day of marriage April 8, 1937
The temperature on April 8, 1937 was between 8.7 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
April 1 » The Royal New Zealand Air Force is formed as an independent service.
May 27 » In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
June 30 » The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London.
July 7 » The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine.
July 8 » Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad.
August 14 » The beginning of air-to-air combat of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in general, when six Japanese bombers are shot down by Chinese fighters while raiding Chinese air bases.
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