The temperature on January 27, 1957 was between 2.6 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 14 » Kripalu Maharaj was named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
February 18 » Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government.
April 5 » In India, Communists win the first elections in united Kerala and E. M. S. Namboodiripad is sworn in as the first Chief Minister.
July 1 » The International Geophysical Year begins.
July 28 » Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan, kills 992.
September 2 » President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.
Day of death February 17, 1997
The temperature on February 17, 1997 was between 3.0 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (10%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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June 5 » The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins.
June 30 » The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to China.
July 2 » The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis.
August 31 » Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.
September 26 » A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234.
December 22 » Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.
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