Historical Events In 1959
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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