The temperature on April 30, 1914 was between 6.6 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
August 17 » World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.
August 25 » World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lost.
September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
October 5 » World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire.
October 19 » First World War: The First Battle of Ypres begins.
December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.
Day of death January 3, 1915
The temperature on January 3, 1915 was between 2.9 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). 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 19 » German strategic bombing during World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
May 23 » World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.
July 5 » The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit.
July 16 » Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War.
August 17 » A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217km/h).
September 25 » World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
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