The temperature on August 12, 1965 was between 8.7 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 13.5 hours of sunshine (91%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
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April 6 » Launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit.
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October 4 » Pope Paul VI begins the first papal visit to the Americas.
November 16 » Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.
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