1979 Event Bhaskara 1, Indian Earth resources/meteorology satellite, launched 1964 Death Hendrik G Cannegieter, meteorology/director KNMI, dies at 85 1962 Event US/U.S.S.R. sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology 1951 Death Vilhelm F K Bjerknes, Norwegian/U.S. physicist/meteorology, dies at 89 1908 Death John Eliot, English meteorology, dies at 68 1879 Birthday Hendrik G Cannegieter, meteorology/director, KNMI 1862 Birthday Vilhelm FK Bjerknes, Norwegian/U.S. physicist/meteorology 1796 Birthday [Lambert] Adolphe J. Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology
