The temperature on February 2, 1918 was between -3.6 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 29 » Ukrainian–Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later.
March 27 » The National Council of Bessarabia proclaims union with the Kingdom of Romania.
April 1 » The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
April 9 » World War I: The Battle of the Lys: The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders.
April 20 » Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day.
August 21 » World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins.
Day of marriage October 25, 1945
The temperature on October 25, 1945 was between 7.9 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 10.9 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
February 4 » World War II: The British Indian Army and Imperial Japanese Army begin a series of battles known as the Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations.
March 11 » World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts a large-scale kamikaze attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Ulithi atoll in Operation Tan No. 2.
April 9 » Execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, anti-Nazi dissident and spy, by the Nazi regime.
June 18 » William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II.
October 18 » Argentine military officer and politician Juan Perón marries actress Eva Duarte.
November 20 » Nuremberg trials: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg.
Day of death October 19, 1996
The temperature on October 19, 1996 was between 8.1 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
March 23 » Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President.
May 10 » A blizzard strikes Mount Everest, killing eight climbers by the next day.
May 27 » First Chechen War: the Russian President Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechnyan rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire.
September 7 » Rapper and hip hop artist Tupac Shakur is fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He succumbs to his injuries six days later.
October 16 » Eighty-four football fans die and 180 are injured in a massive crush at a match in Guatemala City.
November 5 » Pakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly of Pakistan.
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