July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
August 24 » Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.
September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.
December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
Day of death December 29, 1959
The temperature on December 29, 1959 was between 4.6 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain during 5.5 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 6 » Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.
March 9 » The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
September 18 » Vanguard 3 is launched into Earth orbit.
October 2 » Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS. The first episode is “Where Is Everybody?”
November 2 » Quiz show scandals: Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
December 1 » Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent.
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