The temperature on January 16, 1958 was between 2.7 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
April 13 » American pianist Van Cliburn is awarded first prize at the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
April 14 » The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours.
July 1 » Flooding of Canada's Saint Lawrence Seaway begins.
July 26 » Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched.
September 12 » Jack Kilby demonstrates the first working integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments.
October 11 » NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit.
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