The temperature on July 28, 1927 was between 12.2 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 22 » Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury.
February 23 » German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time.
April 30 » The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.
May 9 » Old Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
June 26 » The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island.
September 18 » The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
Day of death December 16, 1997
The temperature on December 16, 1997 was between -5.9 °C and -1.3 °C and averaged -3.3 °C. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (58%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
January 23 » Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
February 22 » In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.
April 1 » Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.
July 10 » In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
August 3 » Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.
December 24 » The Sid El-Antri massacre in Algeria kills between 50 and 100 people.
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