The temperature on March 22, 1917 was between -4.0 and 5.1 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
May 21 » The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack).
August 30 » Vietnamese prison guards led by Trịnh Văn Cấn mutiny at the Thái Nguyên penitentiary against local French authority.
December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.
Day of death October 10, 1964
The temperature on October 10, 1964 was between 4.9 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 13.5 mm of rain during 9.3 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 11 » Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.
January 25 » Blue Ribbon Sports, which would later become Nike, is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes.
March 6 » Constantine II becomes King of Greece.
April 11 » Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is elected President by the National Congress.
September 25 » The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins.
November 3 » Lyndon B. Johnson is elected to a full term as U.S. president, winning 61% of the vote and 44 states, while Washington D.C. residents are able to vote in a presidential election for the first time, casting the majority of their votes for Lyndon Johnson.
Day of burial October 13, 1964
The temperature on October 13, 1964 was between 2.9 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
April 11 » Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is elected President by the National Congress.
May 29 » The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
June 5 » DSV Alvin is commissioned.
July 6 » Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom.
July 20 » Vietnam War: Viet Cong forces attack the capital of Định Tường Province, Cái Bè, killing 11 South Vietnamese military personnel and 40 civilians (30 of whom are children).
August 4 » Civil rights movement: Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are found dead in Mississippi after disappearing on June 21.
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