The temperature on March 10, 1937 was between -2 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged 0.3 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
June 3 » The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
July 5 » Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
July 24 » Alabama drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys".
October 9 » Murder of 9 Catholic priests in Zhengding, China, who protected the local population from the advancing Japanese army.
October 11 » The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on the 22nd.
November 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
Day of marriage May 29, 1958
The temperature on May 29, 1958 was between 4.9 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 12.7 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
March 19 » The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured.
April 13 » American pianist Van Cliburn is awarded first prize at the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
April 14 » The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours.
May 15 » The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 3.
June 1 » Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months.
December 1 » The Central African Republic attains self-rule within the French Union.
Day of death February 27, 2008
The temperature on February 27, 2008 was between 3.3 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (82%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
June 11 » Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school.
June 11 » The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit.
July 31 » East Coast Jets Flight 81 crashes near Owatonna Degner Regional Airport in Owatonna, Minnesota, killing all eight people on board.
August 17 » American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.
October 29 » Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
December 22 » An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 1.1billion US gallons (4,200,000m) of coal fly ash slurry.
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