The temperature on December 19, 1964 was between -2.3 °C and 2.3 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 1 » The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is divided into the independent republics of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled Rhodesia.
January 12 » Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.
January 30 » In a bloodless coup, General Nguyễn Khánh overthrows General Dương Văn Minh's military junta in South Vietnam.
February 17 » In Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population.
September 13 » Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne.
October 12 » The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew, and the first flight without pressure suits.
Day of death December 15, 1970
The temperature on December 15, 1970 was between 2.3 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 18 » Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
April 13 » An oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon.
June 4 » Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom.
July 3 » The Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
October 10 » Fiji becomes independent.
December 17 » Polish protests: In Gdynia, soldiers fire at workers emerging from trains, killing dozens.
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