Historical Events In 1959

Mar 11   On this day in history haydn Wood, composer, dies at 76   

Mar 11   On this day in history the HSS-2 amphibian all-weather anti submarine warfare helicopter made its first flight   

Mar 11   The new home of the San Francisco Giants baseball team was officially named Candlestick Park in the year 1959.   

Mar 12   Dutch Liberal Party wins 2nd parliamentary elections on this day in history.   

Mar 12   On this day in history uS House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood   

Mar 15   Robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 minutes 42.5 seconds in the year 1959.   

Mar 16   In the year 1959 iraq &USSR sign economic/technical treaty   

Mar 16   On this day in history john Sailling, last documented Civil War vet, dies at 111   

Mar 17   Australia and USSR restore diplomatic relations in the year 1959.   

Mar 17   In the year 1959 dalai Lama flees Tibet for India   

Mar 17   On this day in history raffaele d' Alessandro, composer, dies on 48th birthday   

Mar 18   U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Hawaiian statehood bill into law, approving the entrance of Hawaii into the United States pending approval by the electorate of the Pacific Ocean island chain on this day in history.   

Mar 19   "1st Impressions" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 84 performances on this day in history.   

Mar 22   On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Nehi Golf Tournament   

Mar 24   On this day in history iraq withdraws from the Baghdad Pact   

Mar 25   Billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Mar 25   French President De Gaulle acknowledges Oder-Neisse boundary on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71 in the year 1959.   

Mar 26   On this day in history test debut for Mushtaq Mohammad vs West Indies age 15 years 124 days   

Mar 27   In the year 1959 grant Withers, actor (Okla Annie), suicide with sleeping pills at 54   

Mar 28   On this day in history 11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's government & installs Panchen Lama   

Mar 28   11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's govt & installs Panchen Lama in the year 1959.   

Mar 28   James Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies in the year 1959.   

Mar 29   "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe & Jack Lemmon premieres on this day in history.   

Mar 29   In the year 1959 barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies   

Mar 29   In the year 1959 barthelemy Boganda, first president of the Central African Republic, is killed in a plane crash.   

Mar 29   Wes Hall takes Pakistani cricket hat-trick at Lahore on this day in history.   

Mar 30   WNED TV channel 17 in Buffalo, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1959.   

Mar 31   On this day in history dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India   

Mar 31   On this day in history peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68   

Mar 31   The Dalai Lama, fleeing the Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet, crosses the border into India, where he is granted political asylum on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79 in the year 1959.   

Apr 04   Fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960) in the year 1959.   

Apr 04   Fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal &French Sudan (dissolved 1960) in the year 1959.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of kirti Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83)   

Jan 03   Rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band) was born in the year 1959.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up)   

Jan 04   Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist was born in the year 1959.   

Jan 05   In the year 1959 birth of kapil Dev, India's cricket player   

Jan 07   In the year 1959 birth of kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat)   

Jan 08   Michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005)   

Jan 06   In the year 1959 jose Enrique Pedreira, composer, dies at 54   

Jan 09   On this day in history paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 11   In the year 1959 mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid, dies   

Jan 17   On this day in history abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi   

Jan 20   In the year 1959 death of carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31   

Jan 21   Cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77 in the year 1959.   

Jan 22   A J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Hamlet, Nora), dies at 73 in the year 1959.   

Jan 28   In the year 1959 joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73