Date: February 9, 1959
π Other events on February 9
Chain Island is sold by the State of California to Russell Gallaway III, a Sacramento businessman who plans to use it as a "hunting and fishing retreat", for $5,258.20 ($58,072 in 2025). Date: March 25, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 25 π Events on this day in 1959 π …
TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from BordeauxβMΓ©rignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people. Date: September 24, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 24 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Vanguard 2 Launches First Weather Satellite, February 17, 1959Klaus…
The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank. Date: April 8, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 8 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Hawaii Admission Act Signed Into Law March 18, 1959Singapore Adopts Current…
The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960. Date: February 19, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 19 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959American Airlines Flight 320 East River Crash Kills 65, February 3,…
Aeroflot Flight 315 crashes on approach to Lviv Airport, killing all 40 people on board. Date: November 16, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 16 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Xerox 914 First Successful Photocopier Introduced on Live TV, September…
A parcel bomb sent by NgΓ΄ ΔΓ¬nh Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President NgΓ΄ ΔΓ¬nh Diα»m, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. Date: August 31, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 31 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today)…