The temperature on July 3, 1931 was between 12.4 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 18.1 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 3 » The Hawke's Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster, kills 258.
March 15 » SSViking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
April 14 » The Spanish Cortes deposes King Alfonso XIII and proclaims the Second Spanish Republic.
September 30 » Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
November 7 » The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.
Day of marriage May 21, 1959
The temperature on May 21, 1959 was between 11.2 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 2 » Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
January 29 » The first Melodifestivalen is held in Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden.
March 18 » The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law.
May 4 » The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
October 7 » The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.
December 13 » Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.
Day of death October 1, 1978
The temperature on October 1, 1978 was between 7.0 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (8%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
March 2 » Czech Vladimír Remek becomes the first non-Russian or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28.
March 9 » President Soeharto inaugurated Jagorawi Toll Road, the first toll highway in Indonesia, connecting Jakarta, Bogor and Ciawi, West Java.
June 28 » The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions.
July 7 » The Solomon Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
August 22 » The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress. The proposed amendment would have provided the District of Columbia with full voting representation in the Congress, the Electoral College, and regarding amending the U.S. Constitution. The proposed amendment failed to be ratified by enough states (ratified by 16, needed 38) and so did not become part of the Constitution.
November 3 » Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
Day of burial October 5, 1978
The temperature on October 5, 1978 was between 9.0 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
January 18 » The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.
February 8 » Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
March 16 » Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped. (He is later murdered by his captors.)
September 25 » PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing 144 people.
October 21 » Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft.
December 15 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People's Republic of China and sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
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