The temperature on February 24, 1937 was between -0.3 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
April 12 » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
May 6 » Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
May 30 » Memorial Day massacre: Chicago police shoot and kill ten labor demonstrators.
June 14 » Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
August 14 » The beginning of air-to-air combat of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in general, when six Japanese bombers are shot down by Chinese fighters while raiding Chinese air bases.
December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.
Day of marriage September 7, 1957
The temperature on September 7, 1957 was between 15.2 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (49%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 11 » The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal.
February 18 » Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government.
March 25 » The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members.
June 21 » Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female Cabinet Minister.
October 1 » First appearance of In God we trust on U.S. paper currency.
November 3 » Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
Day of death June 29, 1982
The temperature on June 29, 1982 was between 12.3 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
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.
March 30 » Space Shuttle program: STS-3 mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
June 21 » John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
September 1 » The United States Air Force Space Command is founded.
October 5 » Tylenol products are recalled after bottles in Chicago laced with cyanide cause seven deaths.
November 13 » Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim in a boxing match held in Las Vegas. Kim's subsequent death (on November 17) leads to significant changes in the sport.
November 13 » The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.
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