The temperature on August 20, 1959 was between 15.8 °C and 28.3 °C and averaged 22.6 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
February 17 » Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
June 30 » A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood.
July 15 » The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
August 3 » Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people.
August 14 » Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League.
December 3 » The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.
Day of death September 8, 1984
The temperature on September 8, 1984 was between 9.4 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (18%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 24 » Apple Computer places the Macintosh personal computer on sale in the United States.
January 28 » Tropical Storm Domoina makes landfall in southern Mozambique, eventually causing 214 deaths and some of the most severe flooding so far recorded in the region.
July 1 » The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.
September 26 » The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997.
October 11 » Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk.
December 4 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers kill 107–150 civilians in Mannar.
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