The temperature on June 28, 1959 was between 13.6 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 8.0 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (19%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 30 » The forces of the Sultanate of Muscat occupy the last strongholds of the Imamate of Oman, Saiq and Shuraijah, marking the end of Jebel Akhdar War in Oman.
February 6 » Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.
August 3 » Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people.
September 26 » Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.
November 19 » The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.
November 20 » The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations.
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