The temperature on October 6, 1947 was between 4.3 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 23 » International Organization for Standardization is founded.
April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
June 10 » Saab produces its first automobile.
November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
November 18 » The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand.
November 30 » Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.
Day of death December 18, 1956
The temperature on December 18, 1956 was between 6.4 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
September 13 » The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.
September 16 » TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts.
October 28 » Elvis Presley receives a polio vaccination on national TV.
October 30 » Hungarian Revolution: The government recognizes the new workers' councils. Army officer Béla Király leads an attack on the Communist Party headquarters.
November 2 » Suez Crisis: Israel occupies the Gaza Strip.
December 6 » A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
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