The temperature on April 20, 1954 was between 1.2 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 2 » India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan.
April 25 » The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
May 6 » Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
May 17 » The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.
August 10 » At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
December 23 » First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.
Day of marriage May 3, 1978
The temperature on May 3, 1978 was between 3.9 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
June 1 » The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.
July 1 » The Northern Territory in Australia is granted self-government.
July 10 » President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état.
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.
December 16 » Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first major American city to default on its financial obligations since the Great Depression.
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