The temperature on June 18, 1914 was between 8.0 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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.
February 26 » HMHSBritannic, sister to the RMSTitanic, is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
March 8 » First flights (for the Royal Thai Air Force) at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok.
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.
August 12 » World War I: The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.
September 3 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
November 7 » The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
Day of marriage May 8, 1937
The temperature on May 8, 1937 was between 5.0 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
April 30 » The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
May 12 » The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey.
June 11 » Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
July 22 » New Deal: The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.
August 24 » Spanish Civil War: the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement.
December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.
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