The temperature on August 10, 1959 was between 16.3 °C and 29.1 °C and averaged 21.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 30 » MSHans Hedtoft, said to be the safest ship afloat and "unsinkable" like the RMSTitanic, strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sinks, killing all 95 aboard.
February 6 » At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.
March 9 » The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
June 20 » A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.
November 19 » The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.
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.
Day of death December 1, 1979
The temperature on December 1, 1979 was between 8.2 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
May 28 » Konstantinos Karamanlis signs the full treaty of the accession of Greece with the European Economic Community.
July 15 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
July 19 » The oil tanker SS Atlantic Empress collides with another oil tanker, causing the largest ever ship-borne oil spill.
August 5 » In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government.
September 13 » South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa).
October 18 » The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) begins allowing people to have home satellite earth stations without a federal government license.
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