The temperature on March 16, 1959 was between 2.9 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (19%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 2 » Nine experienced ski hikers in the northern Ural Mountains in the Soviet Union die under mysterious circumstances.
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.
February 11 » The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
September 18 » Vanguard 3 is launched into Earth orbit.
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.
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