The temperature on May 14, 1958 was between 8.7 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 5 » Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time.
July 1 » The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave.
August 17 » Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country.
August 29 » United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
September 14 » The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere.
October 11 » NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit.
Day of death July 21, 1968
The temperature on July 21, 1968 was between 11.1 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
April 7 » Motor racing world champion Jim Clark is killed in an accident during a Formula Two race at Hockenheim.
April 23 » Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
September 11 » Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
September 30 » The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
October 22 » Apollo program: Apollo 7 safely splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean after orbiting the Earth 163 times.
October 26 » Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy pilots Soyuz 3 into space for a four-day mission.
Day of burial July 23, 1968
The temperature on July 23, 1968 was between 14.0 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 13.7 mm of rain during 9.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 31 » Nauru gains independence from Australia.
April 10 » The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
October 12 » Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain.
November 15 » The Cleveland Transit System becomes the first transit system in the western hemisphere to provide direct rapid transit service from a city's downtown to its major airport.
November 22 » The Beatles release The Beatles (known popularly as The White Album).
December 25 » Kilvenmani massacre: Forty-four Dalits (untouchables) are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers.
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