The temperature on November 29, 1937 was between 0.6 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 21 » The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.
April 12 » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
June 3 » The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
November 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
December 11 » Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.
December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.
Day of marriage January 23, 1965
The temperature on January 23, 1965 was between -0.8 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 8 » Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean and explodes, killing everyone aboard.
November 9 » Several U.S. states and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13 hours in the Northeast blackout of 1965.
November 26 » France launches Astérix, becoming the third nation to put an object in orbit using its own booster.
November 28 » Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.
December 15 » Project Gemini: Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Four orbits later, it achieves the first space rendezvous, with Gemini 7.
December 30 » Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines.
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