The temperature on July 17, 1926 was between 11.4 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ ascends the throne to become the last monarch of Vietnam.
May 9 » Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim.)
May 25 » Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris.
July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
September 25 » The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed.
November 25 » The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400.
Day of marriage June 13, 1956
The temperature on June 13, 1956 was between 7.7 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (71%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 20 » The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy.
October 8 » The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.
October 28 » Hungarian Revolution: A de facto ceasefire comes into effect between armed revolutionaries and Soviet troops, who begin to withdraw from Budapest. Communist officials and facilities come under attack by revolutionaries.
November 3 » Suez Crisis: The Khan Yunis killings by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians.
November 7 » Hungarian Revolution: János Kádár returns to Budapest in a Soviet armored convoy, officially taking office as the next Hungarian leader. By this point, most armed resistance has been defeated.
November 12 » In the midst of the Suez Crisis, Palestinian refugees are shot dead in Rafah by Israeli soldiers following the invasion of the Gaza Strip.
Day of death August 7, 1978
The temperature on August 7, 1978 was between 11.3 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
July 10 » President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état.
September 15 » Muhammad Ali outpointed Leon Spinks in a rematch to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times at the Superdome in New Orleans.
October 16 » Pope John Paul II becomes the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523.
October 21 » Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft.
November 15 » A chartered Douglas DC-8 crashes near Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing 183.
December 6 » Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum.
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