The temperature on July 16, 1937 was between 13.4 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 8 » Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.
March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
June 15 » A German expedition led by Karl Wien loses sixteen members in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat. It is the worst single disaster to occur on an 8000m peak.
September 21 » J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.
November 8 » The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich.
December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.
Day of death January 20, 1985
The temperature on January 20, 1985 was between -8.2 °C and -3.0 °C and averaged -6.1 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 7 » Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches Sakigake, Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union.
February 16 » Hezbollah is founded.
March 4 » The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for HIV infection, used since then for screening all blood donations in the United States.
October 1 » Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israel attacks the Palestine Liberation Organization headquarters in Tunisia during "Operation Wooden Leg".
October 4 » The Free Software Foundation is founded.
October 30 » Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for mission STS-61-A, its final successful mission.
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