The temperature on July 19, 1962 was between 11.7 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
March 4 » A Caledonian Airways Douglas DC-7 crashes shortly after takeoff from Cameroon, killing 111 - the worst crash of a DC-7.
March 16 » A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with all 107 aboard missing and presumed dead.
July 23 » Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
September 23 » The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opens in New York City.
December 2 » Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to comment adversely on the war's progress.
December 8 » Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.
Day of death October 16, 1983
The temperature on October 16, 1983 was between 8.3 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
February 8 » The Melbourne dust storm hits Australia's second largest city. The result of the worst drought on record and a day of severe weather conditions, a 320 metres (1,050ft) deep dust cloud envelops the city, turning day to night.
February 16 » The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75.
October 13 » Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
October 21 » The metre is defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
October 22 » Two correctional officers are killed by inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. The incident inspires the Supermax model of prisons.
November 2 » U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
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