The temperature on August 3, 1936 was between 14.1 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 5 » First flight of K5054, the first prototype Supermarine Spitfire advanced monoplane fighter aircraft in the United Kingdom.
April 5 » Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: An F5 tornado kills 233 in Tupelo, Mississippi.
April 6 » Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
October 9 » Boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam) begins to generate electricity and transmit it to Los Angeles.
December 7 » Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.
Day of marriage April 18, 1958
The temperature on April 18, 1958 was between 4.2 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 7.6 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 4 » Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, falls to Earth from orbit.
March 19 » The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured.
September 1 » Iceland expands its fishing zone, putting it into conflict with the United Kingdom, beginning the Cod Wars.
September 15 » A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48.
December 9 » The John Birch Society is founded in the United States.
December 14 » The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition becomes the first to reach the southern pole of inaccessibility.
Day of death November 5, 1969
The temperature on November 5, 1969 was between 2.5 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 5 » The Venera 5 space probe is launched at 06:28:08 UTC from Baikonur.
January 15 » The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5.
May 10 » Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill.
August 11 » The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the moon.
September 9 » In Canada, the Official Languages Act comes into force, making French equal to English throughout the Federal government.
November 15 » Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 250,000-500,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the war, including a symbolic "March Against Death".
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