The temperature on December 28, 1937 was between -2.8 °C and 0.4 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 7.2 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
April 12 » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
April 30 » The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
June 30 » The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London.
July 6 » Spanish Civil War: Battle of Brunete: The battle begins with Spanish Republican troops going on the offensive against the Nationalists to relieve pressure on Madrid.
September 21 » J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.
November 8 » The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich.
Day of marriage January 5, 1963
The temperature on January 5, 1963 was between 0.2 °C and 2.2 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
June 16 » In an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam, a Joint Communique was signed between President Ngo Dinh Diem and Buddhist leaders.
June 17 » A day after South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm announced the Joint Communiqué to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed.
June 20 » Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union and the United States sign an agreement to establish the so-called "red telephone" link between Washington and Moscow.
June 30 » Ciaculli bombing: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo.
August 18 » Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
October 7 » President Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
Day of death August 12, 1976
The temperature on August 12, 1976 was between 10.8 °C and 27.5 °C and averaged 19.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (75%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 2 » The Gale of January 1976 begins, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, affecting countries from Ireland to Yugoslavia and causing at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage.
May 24 » The Judgment of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine.
July 17 » The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the games because of New Zealand's participation. Contrary to rulings by other international sports organizations, the IOC had declined to exclude New Zealand because of their participation in South African sporting events during apartheid.
October 6 » Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 is destroyed by two bombs, placed on board by an anti-Castro militant group.
December 2 » Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
December 25 » EgyptAir Flight 664, a Boeing 707-366C, crashes on approach to Don Mueang International Airport, killing 71 people.
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