The temperature on June 27, 1938 was between 11.6 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
August 20 » Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
September 5 » Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are executed after surrendering during a failed coup.
September 21 » The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500–700 people.
September 27 » The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
November 16 » LSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel.
December 16 » Adolf Hitler institutes the Cross of Honour of the German Mother.
Day of marriage May 21, 1958
The temperature on May 21, 1958 was between 6.8 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 17 » The United States launches the first solar-powered satellite.
April 13 » American pianist Van Cliburn is awarded first prize at the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
July 26 » Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched.
August 29 » United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
October 11 » NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit.
October 28 » John XXIII is elected Pope.
Day of death December 12, 1997
The temperature on December 12, 1997 was between 4.4 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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May 15 » The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-84 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
May 19 » The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
June 10 » Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.
July 20 » The fully restored USSConstitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrates its 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
December 3 » In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.
December 27 » Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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