The temperature on February 6, 1915 was between -0.7 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 19 » German strategic bombing during World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
January 24 » World War I: British Grand Fleet battle cruisers under Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty engage Rear-Admiral Franz von Hipper's battle cruisers in the Battle of Dogger Bank.
March 27 » Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States is put in quarantine for the second time, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
April 18 » French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
July 28 » The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti.
September 15 » The Empire Picture Theatre (now The New Empire Cinema), the oldest running cinema in mainland Australia, opens in Bowral, New South Wales.
Day of marriage June 2, 1951
The temperature on June 2, 1951 was between 8.5 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
March 6 » Cold War: The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins.
March 14 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul for the second time.
March 29 » Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.
April 11 » The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.
October 3 » Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops.
December 25 » A bomb explodes at the home of Harry T. Moore and Harriette V. S. Moore, early leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, killing Harry instantly and fatally wounding Harriette.
Day of death February 18, 1978
The temperature on February 18, 1978 was between -7.8 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged -2.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
May 8 » The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler.
July 30 » The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.
August 10 » Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.
August 19 » In Iran, Cinema Rex fire caused more than 400 deaths.
September 19 » The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
December 22 » The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao-era policies to pursue a program for Chinese economic reform.
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