Date: August 30, 1959
The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham. Date: May 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Charles de Gaulle…
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India. Date: March 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959UK Grants Cyprus Independence February 19, 1959Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 205 Crash Kills 51 January…
Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution. Date: February 17, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Lufthansa Flight 502 Crashes in Brazil, 36 Killed – January 11,…
TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people. Date: September 24, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 24 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 195914th Dalai Lama Enters India, Granted Political Asylum -…
The first Melodifestivalen is held at Cirkus in Stockholm, Sweden. Date: January 29, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Continental League Announced as Baseball’s Third Major League, July 27, 1959MS Hans Hedtoft Sinks After…
MS Hans Hedtoft, specifically designed to operate in icebound seas, strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sinks, killing all 95 aboard. Date: January 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Turkish Airlines Vickers…