The temperature on May 11, 1914 was between 6.4 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 20 » World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.
August 24 » World War I: German troops capture Namur.
August 27 » World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
October 18 » The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany.
November 7 » The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
November 26 » HMS Bulwark was destroyed by a large internal explosion with the loss of 741 men near Sheerness.
Day of marriage September 24, 1937
The temperature on September 24, 1937 was between 3.3 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 21 » The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.
July 2 » Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.
July 29 » Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
September 21 » J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.
October 9 » Murder of 9 Catholic priests in Zhengding, China, who protected the local population from the advancing Japanese army.
December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.
Day of death May 19, 1949
The temperature on May 19, 1949 was between 4.9 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
March 30 » Cold War: A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
April 28 » The Hukbalahap are accused of assassinating former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, while she is en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband; her daughter and ten others are also killed.
June 19 » The first ever NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Speedway, where Jim Roper would win the inaugural event.
October 28 » An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board.
December 2 » Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others is adopted.
December 29 » KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.
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