The temperature on October 8, 1914 was between 3.1 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak 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.
August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
August 5 » World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SSPfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
December 15 » World War I: The Serbian Army recaptures Belgrade from the invading Austro-Hungarian Army.
Day of marriage February 2, 1944
The temperature on February 2, 1944 was between 7.0 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
June 15 » World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.
June 26 » World War II: The Battle of Osuchy in Osuchy, Poland, one of the largest battles between Nazi Germany and Polish resistance forces, ends with the defeat of the latter.
August 10 » World War II: The Battle of Guam comes to an effective end.
September 17 » World War II: German forces are attacked by the Allies in the Battle of San Marino.
September 18 » World War II: The British submarine HMSTradewind torpedoes Jun'yō Maru, killing 5,600, mostly slave labourers and POWs.
September 27 » The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission in World War II.
Day of death May 26, 1981
The temperature on May 26, 1981 was between 7.1 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
April 9 » The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USSGeorge Washington accidentally collides with the Nissho Maru, a Japanese cargo ship, sinking it.
April 14 » STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia completes its first test flight.
June 5 » The "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS.
June 7 » The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera.
July 7 » US President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
August 7 » The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication.
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