The temperature on June 30, 1938 was between 10.2 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 28 » The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195 at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9mph).
June 25 » Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
July 31 » Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis.
August 20 » Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
November 1 » Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
November 14 » The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.
Day of death July 7, 1997
The temperature on July 7, 1997 was between 12.7 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 23 » Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
August 7 » Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
September 26 » A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234.
October 4 » The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina
October 25 » After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo.
November 3 » The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and Eastern Africa.
Day of burial July 9, 1997
The temperature on July 9, 1997 was between 13.3 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 22 » In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.
May 16 » Mobutu Sese Seko, the President of Zaire, flees the country.
June 10 » Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.
July 10 » Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests.
August 7 » Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
November 12 » Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
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