The temperature on January 28, 1927 was between 1.3 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 10 » Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany.
May 26 » The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.
June 29 » The Bird of Paradise, a U.S. Army Air Corps Fokker tri-motor, completes the first transpacific flight, from the mainland United States to Hawaii.
September 18 » The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
November 13 » The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
December 27 » Kern and Hammerstein's musical play Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.
Day of death May 24, 1976
The temperature on May 24, 1976 was between 6.7 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 13.7 hours of sunshine (85%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
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