The temperature on December 20, 1959 was between 7.0 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 3 » Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.
February 3 » Rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
March 28 » The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
March 31 » The 14th Dalai Lama, crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum.
June 14 » Dominican exiles depart from Cuba and land in the Dominican Republic to overthrow the totalitarian government of Rafael Trujillo. All but four are killed or executed.
November 23 » French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals".
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