The temperature on December 8, 1963 was between -2.8 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (85%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 13 » Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio.
June 11 » John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights.
July 1 » The British Government admits that former diplomat Kim Philby had worked as a Soviet agent.
August 15 » President Fulbert Youlou is overthrown in the Republic of the Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital.
September 2 » CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
September 25 » Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo affair.
Day of death April 28, 2000
The temperature on April 28, 2000 was between 8.4 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (71%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
September 10 » Operation Barras successfully frees six British soldiers held captive for over two weeks and contributes to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.
September 26 » The MSExpress Samina sinks off Paros in the Aegean Sea killing 80 passengers.
October 17 » The Hatfield rail crash leads to the collapse of Railtrack.
November 26 » George W. Bush is certified the winner of Florida's electoral votes by Katherine Harris, going on to win the United States presidential election, despite losing in the national popular vote.
December 12 » The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.
December 30 » Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.
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