The temperature on December 9, 1961 was between 0.5 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 23 » The Portuguese luxury cruise ship Santa Maria is hijacked by opponents of the Estado Novo regime with the intention of waging war until dictator António de Oliveira Salazar is overthrown.
April 11 » The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
May 30 » The long-time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
August 15 » Border guard Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany while on duty guarding the construction of the Berlin Wall.
September 16 » The United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther. Wind speed reduces by 10%, giving rise to Project Stormfury.
December 31 » RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service.
Day of death August 20, 1997
The temperature on August 20, 1997 was between 13.6 °C and 26.9 °C and averaged 20.7 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
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May 17 » Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
June 5 » The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins.
July 6 » The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
August 29 » Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
September 11 » NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
November 12 » Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
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