In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
January 2 » Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
July 15 » The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
July 29 » First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
September 12 » Bonanza premieres, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.
October 7 » The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.
November 21 » American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, is fired from WABC-AM radio over allegations he had participated in the payola scandal.
Weather January 8, 1959
The temperature on January 8, 1959 was between 0.3 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.
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