Historical Events In 1959
Monday, 19 April 2021
Dec 13 Archbishop Makarios elected 1st president of Cyprus on this day in history.
Dec 13 Archbishop Makarios elected first president of Cyprus in the year 1959.
Dec 14 Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus on this day in history.
Dec 14 J.B. Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513 m on this day in history.
Dec 14 Maria EG "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84 on this day in history.
Dec 15 Everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me" in the year 1959.
Dec 16 Snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan kills 48 in the year 1959.
Dec 17 On the Beach premiered this day at the Astor Theatre in New York City -- and in 17 other cities. It was the first motion picture to debut simultaneously in major cities around the world in the year 1959.
Dec 18 Dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66 on this day in history.
Dec 18 On this day in history sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL)
Dec 19 In the year 1959 1st Liberty Bowl game-Penn State beats Alabama 7-0
Dec 19 Penn State’s Nittany Lions beat Alabama, 7-0, in the first Liberty Bowl football game on this day in history.
Dec 19 In the year 1959 walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, dies at 117
Dec 19 On this day in history walter Williams, thought to be the last surviving veteran of the US Civil War, dies in Houston, Texas at age 117.
Dec 20 Jasu Patel takes 9-69, India v Australia at Kanpur on this day in history.
Dec 21 In the year 1959 10th largest snowfall in NYC history (13.7")
Dec 22 On this day in history continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Ft Worth
Dec 22 Gilda Gray, actress (Piccadilly), dies of heart attack at 60 on this day in history.
Dec 22 New York Rangers goalie Marcel Paille wears a customized face mask during a game on this day in history.
Dec 23 Edward FLW Halifax, English viscount/viceroy of India, dies at 78 on this day in history.
Dec 25 A synagogue in Cologne Germany desecrated with swastikas in the year 1959.
Dec 27 On this day in history alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70
Dec 27 Balt Colts beat NY Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game in the year 1959.
Dec 29 In the year 1959 robin Humphrey Milford, composer, dies at 56
Dec 29 In the year 1959 saul Levitt's "Andersonville Trial," premieres in NYC
Dec 30 George Washington, 1st ballistic missile sub commissioned in the year 1959.
Dec 30 On this day in history maria Baers, Flemish social female worker/senator, dies at 76
Dec 30 The birth of Tracey Ullman, British comedienne on this day in history.
Dec 30 The George Washington, first ballistic missile sub commissioned in the year 1959.
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