The temperature on February 20, 1916 was between -2.8 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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.
January 24 » In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
February 24 » The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.
September 3 » World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.
September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
November 7 » Woodrow Wilson is reelected as President of the United States.
December 18 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when German forces under Chief of staff Erich von Falkenhayn are defeated by the French, and suffer 337,000 casualties.
Day of marriage June 17, 1936
The temperature on June 17, 1936 was between 8.9 °C and 26.7 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 14.4 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
June 11 » The London International Surrealist Exhibition opens.
October 26 » The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
November 30 » In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
December 23 » Spanish Civil War: The Spanish Republic legalizes the Regional Defence Council of Aragon.
December 30 » The United Auto Workers union stages its first sitdown strike.
Day of death December 18, 1996
The temperature on December 18, 1996 was between 2.1 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
April 1 » The government of Nova Scotia amalgamated the City of Halifax and the over 200 communities around the area to create the Halifax Regional Municipality.
April 3 » Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is captured at his Montana cabin in the United States.
May 13 » Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people.
May 20 » Civil rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians.
July 5 » Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
July 29 » The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad.
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