The temperature on November 2, 1917 was between 4.0 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 5.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
July 20 » World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.
September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
November 26 » The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.
November 26 » The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.
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