The temperature on July 6, 1959 was between 12.5 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 19.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 29 » The first Melodifestivalen is held in Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden.
March 9 » The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
March 18 » The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law.
June 20 » A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.
September 15 » Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the United States.
September 16 » The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
Day of death May 13, 2003
The temperature on May 13, 2003 was between 6.2 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 27 » The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress.
March 16 » American activist Rachel Corrie is killed in Rafah trying to obstruct the demolition of a home by being run over by a bulldozer.
July 1 » Over 500,000 people protest against efforts to pass anti-sedition legislation in Hong Kong.
July 6 » The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively.
September 25 » The 8.3 Mw Hokkaidō earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan.
October 9 » Mission: Space opens to the public in Walt Disney World.
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