The temperature on April 27, 1959 was between 6.8 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 6.7 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (25%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces.
March 10 » Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
April 8 » The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
June 23 » Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career.
July 21 » Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2–1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
September 12 » The Soviet Union launches a large rocket, Lunik II, at the moon.
Day of marriage October 30, 1987
The temperature on October 30, 1987 was between 8.4 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 22 » Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13.
April 19 » The Simpsons first appear as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, first starting with Good Night.
May 15 » The Soviet Union launches the Polyus prototype orbital weapons platform. It fails to reach orbit.
July 24 » US supertanker SSBridgeton collides with mines laid by IRGC causing a 43-square-meter dent in the body of the oil tanker.
November 1 » British Rail Class 43 (HST) hits the record speed of 238km/h for rail vehicles with on-board fuel to generate electricity for traction motors.
November 28 » South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board.
Day of death April 15, 1989
The temperature on April 15, 1989 was between 4.9 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the ??. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
July 6 » The Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff.
August 24 » Colombian drug barons declare "total war" on the Colombian government.
August 24 » Tadeusz Mazowiecki is chosen as the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe.
September 11 » Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany.
December 1 » Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the Communist Party the leading role in the state.
December 25 » Romanian Revolution: Deposed President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena, are condemned to death and executed after a summary trial.
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