The temperature on January 8, 1935 was between -1.7 °C and 1.0 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
February 13 » A jury in Flemington, New Jersey finds Bruno Hauptmann guilty of the 1932 kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby, the son of Charles Lindbergh.
June 11 » Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.
June 18 » Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, clash with striking longshoremen, resulting in a total of 60 injuries and 24 arrests.
October 10 » In Greece, a coup d'état ends the Second Hellenic Republic.
December 9 » Walter Liggett, American newspaper editor and muckraker, is killed in a gangland murder.
December 12 » Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
Day of death August 16, 1977
The temperature on August 16, 1977 was between 14.0 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
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.
January 20 » Jimmy Carter is inaugurated the 39th President of the United States of America.
April 22 » Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
July 24 » End of a four-day-long Libyan–Egyptian War.
October 6 » The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-29, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight.
October 14 » Anita Bryant gets a pie thrown in her face at a news conference in Des Moines by gay rights activist Tom Higgins for her anti-LGBT commentary.
December 1 » Pinwheel is launched, which is now Nickelodeon.
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