The temperature on May 19, 1936 was between 9.2 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 14.1 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
April 6 » Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
May 28 » Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
July 17 » Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the civil war.
September 7 » The last thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial named Benjamin, dies alone in its cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.
September 10 » First World Individual Motorcycle Speedway Championship, Held at London's (England) Wembley Stadium
December 10 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.
Day of marriage March 31, 1959
The temperature on March 31, 1959 was between 0.8 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
March 10 » Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
June 5 » The first government of Singapore is sworn in.
July 21 » Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2–1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
August 17 » Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.5 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana.
December 3 » The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.
Day of death May 16, 1995
The temperature on May 16, 1995 was between 2.5 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (20%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
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January 25 » The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile.
March 14 » Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle.
June 29 » The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937.
July 5 » Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union.
July 21 » Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The People's Liberation Army begins firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan.
December 14 » Yugoslav Wars: The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by the leaders of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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