The temperature on July 5, 1916 was between 12.1 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 9.3 mm of rain. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
April 8 » In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.
April 29 » Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end.
May 6 » Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island.
June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
July 22 » Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.
August 28 » World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
Day of death July 5, 1956
The temperature on July 5, 1956 was between 15.1 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 25 » In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin.
July 26 » Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation.
October 14 » Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, leader of India's Untouchable caste, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 of his followers (see Neo-Buddhism).
October 15 » FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community.
November 12 » Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.
December 31 » The Romanian Television network begins its first broadcast in Bucharest.
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