The temperature on July 1, 1961 was between 15.2 °C and 31.5 °C and averaged 23.8 °C. There was 14.8 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
February 13 » An allegedly 500,000-year-old rock is discovered near Olancha, California, US, that appears to anachronistically encase a spark plug.
April 27 » Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai as the first Prime Minister.
June 23 » The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes into force.
September 11 » Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.
September 28 » A military coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria.
November 12 » Terry Jo Duperrault is the sole survivor of a series of brutal murders aboard the Ketch Bluebelle.
Day of marriage July 29, 1981
The temperature on July 29, 1981 was between 12.5 °C and 23.9 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
January 1 » Greece is admitted into the European Community.
January 15 » Pope John Paul II receives a delegation from Solidarity (Polish trade union) at the Vatican led by Lech Wałęsa.
March 1 » Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike in HM Prison Maze.
June 24 » The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17years.
August 5 » President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.
November 23 » Iran–Contra affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
Day of death August 31, 1997
The temperature on August 31, 1997 was between 15.7 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 19.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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.
May 15 » The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-84 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
June 28 » Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.
July 4 » NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
July 6 » The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
November 10 » WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).
December 1 » In the Indian state of Bihar, Ranvir Sena attacked the CPI (ML) Party Unity stronghold Lakshmanpur-Bathe, killing 63 lower caste people.
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