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Day of death December 31, 1971
The temperature on December 31, 1971 was between 0.9 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
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August 10 » The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.
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October 1 » The first practical CT scanner is used to diagnose a patient.
November 18 » Oman declares its independence from United Kingdom.
November 23 » Representatives of the People's Republic of China attend the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the first time.
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