Historical Events In 1959

Feb 13 Miro Cardon, premier of Cuba, resigns

Feb 23 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open

Feb 10 Dutch Princess Wilhelmina publishes "Lonely, but not alone"

Feb 07 Cessna lands in Las Vegas after 65 d without landing (refuels in air)

Feb 18 The birth of Greta Scacchi, American actress

Feb 23 KVIE TV channel 6 in Sacramento-Stockton CA (PBS) begins broadcasting

Feb 05 "Redhead" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 455 performances

Feb 28 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner & Paul of CAN

Feb 02 Vince Lombardi signs a 5 year contract to coach the Green Bay Packers

Feb 11 Vinoo Mankad ends his final Test Cricket (v West Indies at Delhi)

Feb 01 US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss

Feb 03 American Airlines Electra crashes in New York's East River, killing 65

Feb 06 Indira Ghandi becomes the leader of India's Congress Party

Feb 04 Israel begins exporting copper ore

Feb 16 Fidel Castro becomes the President of Cuba, overthrowing Fulgenico Batista

Feb 28 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA

Feb 28 Launch of Discoverer 1 (WTR)-1st polar orbit

Feb 03 Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson die in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.

Feb 05 Australia regain the Ashes with a 10 wicket victory at Adelaide

Feb 15 Antonio Segni forms Italian government

Feb 28 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny & Jones of Great Britain

Feb 01 US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins

Feb 02 Buddy Holly's last performance

Feb 19 Gabon adopts its constitution

Feb 14 $3.6 million heroin seizure in New York NY

Feb 06 US first successful Titan intercontinental ballistic missile

Feb 10 Tornado in St Louis kills 19 & injures 265

Feb 01 Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit)

Feb 16 Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba after overthrowing Batista.

Feb 19 Britain, Turkey &Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence

Feb 28 "Goldilocks" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 161 performances

Feb 13 Barbie doll goes on sale

Feb 09 Coasters's "Charlie Brown" peaks at #2

Feb 28 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA

Feb 19 USAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), New Mexico

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