The temperature on June 23, 1934 was between 10.8 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
February 16 » The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republikanischer Schutzbund.
February 23 » Leopold III becomes King of Belgium.
April 21 » The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1999, it is revealed to be a hoax).
June 19 » The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
August 19 » The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
November 11 » The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.
Day of death August 28, 1981
The temperature on August 28, 1981 was between 14.4 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (23%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 17 » President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos lifts martial law eight years and five months after declaring it.
January 19 » Iran hostage crisis: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity.
October 3 » The hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths.
November 1 » Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from the United Kingdom.
November 30 » Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe. (The meetings end inconclusively on December 17.)
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