The temperature on June 6, 1954 was between 9.7 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 9.0 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (11%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 21 » The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USSNautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
March 13 » The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory lead to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.
April 8 » South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
June 27 » The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
October 11 » In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam.
November 1 » The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence.
Day of death August 2, 1971
The temperature on August 2, 1971 was between 13.5 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
April 19 » Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station.
April 19 » Sierra Leone becomes a republic, and Siaka Stevens the president.
July 15 » The United Red Army is founded in Japan.
November 12 » Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, US President Richard Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam.
December 3 » Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Pakistan launches a pre-emptive strike against India and a full-scale war begins.
December 16 » The United Kingdom recognizes Bahrain's independence, which is commemorated annually as Bahrain's National Day.
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