The temperature on September 12, 1917 was between 9.9 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 8.1 mm of rain. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
June 5 » World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
June 7 » World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
August 6 » World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
December 2 » World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.
Day of death January 20, 1960
The temperature on January 20, 1960 was between 0.8 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
April 8 » The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
May 1 » Formation of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra; also known as "Maharashtra Day".
May 15 » The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 4.
July 11 » To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published, in the United States.
September 26 » In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
December 16 » A United Airlines Douglas DC-8 and a TWA Lockheed Super Constellation collide over Staten Island, New York and crash, killing all 128 people aboard both aircraft and six more on the ground.
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