The temperature on January 8, 1959 was between 0.3 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 4 » Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
June 5 » The first government of Singapore is sworn in.
June 8 » USSBarbero and the United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
June 9 » The USSGeorge Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
August 17 » Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.5 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana.
August 31 » A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
Day of death March 12, 2006
The temperature on March 12, 2006 was between -6.6 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (83%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 16 » Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state.
February 16 » The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.
March 10 » The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
April 8 » Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
July 15 » Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
November 15 » Al Jazeera English launches worldwide.
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