The temperature on February 22, 1914 was between 4.1 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
August 15 » A servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright murders seven people and sets fire to the living quarters of Wright's Wisconsin home, Taliesin.
August 20 » World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.
August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
September 1 » St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
Day of death March 3, 1934
The temperature on March 3, 1934 was between -0.7 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 26 » The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.
April 12 » The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
July 2 » The Night of the Long Knives ends with the death of Ernst Röhm.
July 5 » "Bloody Thursday": Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
July 20 » West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fire tear gas on and club 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor of Oregon calls out the National Guard to break a strike on the Portland docks.
October 22 » In East Liverpool, Ohio, FBI agents shoot and kill notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.
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