The temperature on October 27, 1959 was between 7.4 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 18.0 mm of rain during 12.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 17 » Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
May 16 » The Triton Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time.
August 17 » Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.5 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana.
October 2 » Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS. The first episode is “Where Is Everybody?”
November 20 » The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations.
Day of death October 30, 2010
The temperature on October 30, 2010 was between 6.9 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (12%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
January 27 » The 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis ends when Porfirio Lobo Sosa becomes the new President of Honduras.
April 20 » The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill that would last six months.
May 19 » The Royal Thai Armed Forces concludes its crackdown on protests by forcing the surrender of United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship leaders.
June 24 » At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history.
August 5 » Ten members of International Assistance Mission Nuristan Eye Camp team are killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.
August 6 » Flash floods across a large part of Jammu and Kashmir, India, damages 71 towns and kills at least 255 people.
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