The temperature on May 19, 1958 was between 10.7 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 28 » The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
February 6 » Eight Manchester United F.C. players and 15 other passengers are killed in the Munich air disaster.
May 22 » The 1958 riots in Ceylon become a watershed in the race relations of various ethnic communities of Sri Lanka. The total deaths is estimated at 300, mostly Tamils.
October 4 » The current constitution of France is adopted.
November 28 » Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.
November 28 » First successful flight of SM-65 Atlas; the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket family.
Day of death March 8, 1980
The temperature on March 8, 1980 was between 0.8 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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.
July 1 » "O Canada" officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.
July 29 » Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution.
August 14 » Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at the Gdańsk, Poland shipyards.
September 5 » The Gotthard Road Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.32km) stretching from Göschenen to Airolo.
September 30 » Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
December 2 » Salvadoran Civil War: Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by a death squad.
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