The temperature on June 18, 1967 was between 9.4 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 2 » Ronald Reagan, past movie actor and future President of the United States, is sworn in as Governor of California.
January 18 » Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler", is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life imprisonment.
May 1 » Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu are married in Las Vegas.
June 9 » Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria.
September 11 » China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched an attack on Indian posts at Nathu La, Sikkim, India, which resulted a military clashes.
November 29 » Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.
Day of death July 10, 1972
The temperature on July 10, 1972 was between 10.9 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
February 10 » Ras Al Khaimah joins the United Arab Emirates, now making up seven emirates.
April 2 » Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
April 13 » Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc begins.
April 16 » Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
September 4 » Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
December 26 » Vietnam War: As part of Operation Linebacker II, 120 American B-52 Stratofortress bombers attacked Hanoi, including 78 launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the largest single combat launch in Strategic Air Command history.
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