Historical Events In 1959

Oct 21   On this day in history the Guggenheim Museum is dedicated in New York City.  

Oct 22   "Take Me Along" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 448 performances in the year 1959.  

Oct 24   US premier of D Sjostakovitch's 1st Cello concert on this day in history.  

Oct 25   On this day in history bob Murphy, TV host (RFD America), dies at 42  

Oct 27   On this day in history rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico  

Oct 28   On this day in history abe Waddington, cricketer (Yorks left-arm quick, Test avg 119), dies  

Oct 28   Buffalo Bills enter AFL on this day in history.  

Oct 29   10 nation soccer league to play all games on NY Randalls Is, announced in the year 1959.  

Oct 30   Blonde Dolly, [Sybille A J Niemans], society prostitute, dies at 33 in the year 1959.  

Oct 31   On this day in history lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to US  

Nov 01   Gershon Agron, mayor of Jerusalem, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Nov 01   Goalie Jacques Plant wears a hockey mask fo rthe first time in a game on this day in history.  

Nov 02   "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 16 perfs in the year 1959.  

Nov 02   Charles Van Doren confesses, TV quiz show-"21" was fixed in the year 1959.  

Nov 03   On this day in history friedrich Niggli, composer, dies at 83  

Nov 05   In the year 1959 aFL announced with 8 teams  

Nov 07   On this day in history 13th Ryder Cup: US wins 8½-3½ at Eldorado Golf Club (Indian Wells, California)  

Nov 07   Victor McLaglen, actor (Gunga Din), dies of heart attack at 72 in the year 1959.  

Nov 08   KJTV (now KGET) TV channel 17 in Bakersfield, CA (NBC) 1st broadcast in the year 1959.  

Nov 09   On this day in history frederick Preston Search, composer, dies at 70  

Nov 10   Corinne Rottschaeffer elected Miss World on this day in history.  

Nov 10   Lupino Lane, actress (Deputy Drummer), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Nov 12   In the year 1959 white Sox 2B Nellie Fox wins AL's MVP  

Nov 14   "Girls against the Boys" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 16 perfs in the year 1959.  

Nov 14   Kilauea's most spectacular eruption (in Hawaii) on this day in history.  

Nov 14   Thomas Ross, actor (Without Limit), dies at 84 in the year 1959.  

Nov 15   In the year 1959 alex Kennedy, cricketer (31 wkts in 5 Tests for England 1922-23), dies  

Nov 15   Robert White & Perry Smith murder four members of the Herbert Clutter Family at their farm outside Holcomb, Kansas in the year 1959.  

Nov 16   On this day in history "Sound of Music" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 1443 perfs  

Nov 16   The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music opens on Broadway on this day in history.  

Nov 17   De Beers firm of South Africa announces synthetic diamond on this day in history.  

Nov 17   On this day in history heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer/pianist/conductor, dies at 72  

Nov 18   Wash Senator Bob Allison wins AL Rookie of Year on this day in history.  

Nov 19   In the year 1959 "Rocky & His Friends" debuts on ABC  

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Jan 02   Kirti Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1959 birth of rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band)  

Jan 04   Vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up) was born in the year 1959.  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of kapil Dev, India's cricket player  

Jan 07   Kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat) was born in the year 1959.  

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

Jan 08   Paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005) was born in the year 1959.  

Jan 06   Jose Enrique Pedreira, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1959 paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71  

Jan 11   On this day in history mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid, dies  

Jan 17   In the year 1959 abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi  

Jan 20   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 28   Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73 on this day in history.