In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
May 28 » In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
June 6 » The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation.
July 8 » St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
September 28 » The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.
December 9 » English football club Newcastle United is founded.
Day of death November 2, 1959
The temperature on November 2, 1959 was between 1.0 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 2 » Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
February 28 » Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit.
May 16 » The Triton Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time.
June 20 » A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.
September 12 » Bonanza premieres, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.
December 3 » The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.
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