The temperature on March 11, 1959 was between 3.0 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Charles de Gaulle is proclaimed as the first President of the French Fifth Republic.
May 16 » The Triton Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time.
June 8 » USSBarbero and the United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
July 7 » Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
October 2 » Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS. The first episode is “Where Is Everybody?”
October 30 » Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board.
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