The temperature on December 14, 1957 was between -0.4 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 15.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 31 » Eight people (5 total crew from 2 aircraft and 3 on the ground) in Pacoima, California are killed following the mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet.
February 18 » Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government.
June 21 » Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female Cabinet Minister.
August 31 » The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
November 1 » The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.
November 3 » Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
Day of death June 30, 2008
The temperature on June 30, 2008 was between 10.5 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (58%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
April 8 » The construction of the world's first skyscraper to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain.
May 12 » U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts the largest-ever raid of a workplace in Postville, Iowa, arresting nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud.
July 31 » East Coast Jets Flight 81 crashes near Owatonna Degner Regional Airport in Owatonna, Minnesota, killing all eight people on board.
October 22 » India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.
October 29 » Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
November 4 » Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected President of the United States.
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