The temperature on March 26, 1954 was between 4.0 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (12%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
February 18 » The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles.
April 26 » The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins.
July 21 » First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
September 14 » In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village.
November 27 » Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury.
Day of death June 24, 1959
The temperature on June 24, 1959 was between 15.4 °C and 28.2 °C and averaged 22.2 °C. There was 14.4 hours of sunshine (86%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 20 » The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.
March 28 » The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
July 1 » Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are adopted after agreement between the US, the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
August 17 » Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.5 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana.
September 15 » Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the United States.
December 3 » The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.
Day of burial June 26, 1959
The temperature on June 26, 1959 was between 15.7 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (16%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 4 » Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
February 20 » The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.
April 9 » Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
June 14 » Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
July 1 » Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are adopted after agreement between the US, the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
September 15 » Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the United States.
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