The temperature on January 21, 1937 was between 0.4 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
February 21 » The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.
June 14 » Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
June 14 » U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act.
July 7 » The Marco Polo Bridge Incident provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War.
August 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.
December 21 » Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.
Day of death December 28, 1971
The temperature on December 28, 1971 was between -1.1 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (75%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
July 30 » An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Iwate, Japan killing 162.
July 31 » Apollo program: Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.
September 11 » The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
September 15 » The first Greenpeace ship sets sail to protest against nuclear testing on Amchitka Island.
October 1 » Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida.
December 9 » Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Air Force executes an airdrop of Indian Army units, bypassing Pakistani defences.
Day of burial 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
March 7 » Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka.
April 10 » Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
May 13 » Over 900 unarmed Bengali Hindus are murdered in the Demra massacre.
September 3 » Qatar becomes an independent state.
October 25 » The People's Republic of China replaces the Republic of China at the United Nations.
November 30 » Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the Emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.
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