The temperature on July 8, 1914 was between 6.9 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
February 26 » HMHSBritannic, sister to the RMSTitanic, is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
June 23 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
August 28 » World War I: German troops take the city of Namur in Belgium.
September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
September 9 » World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army.
Day of death August 16, 1988
The temperature on August 16, 1988 was between 8.0 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 20 » The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast votes to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the Nagorno-Karabakh War.
May 24 » Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority cannot intentionally promote homosexuality, is enacted.
August 20 » Iran-Iraq War: A ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war.
October 17 » Uganda Airlines Flight 775 crashes at Rome–Fiumicino International Airport, in Rome, Italy, killing 33 people.
November 8 » U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush is elected as the 41st president.
November 22 » In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.
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