Historical Events In 1959

Jan 01   Castro leads Cuba to victory as Fulgencio Batista flees to Dominican Republic   

Jan 01   Chad is recorded as becoming autonomous republic in French Community   

Jan 01   Fidel Castro leads Cuban revolutionaries to victory over Fulgencio Batista   

Jan 01   Rohan Kanhai completes 256 vs India at Calcutta.   

Jan 02   Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista flees.   

Jan 02   USSR launches Mechta (Luna 1) for inaugural lunar fly-by, inaugural solar orbit   

Jan 03   Alaska admitted as 49th US state   

Jan 03   Alaska is recorded as becoming the 49th United State, bought from Russia.   

Jan 04   Luna 1 (Mechta) is recorded as becoming 1st craft to leave Earth's gravity.   

Jan 04   Luna 1 (Mechta) is recorded as becoming inaugural craft to leave Earth's gravity.   

Jan 05   "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV   

Jan 05   In this year, Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter".   

Jan 06   Jose Enrique Pedreira, composer, dies at 54.   

Jan 07   US recognizes Fidel Castro's Cuban government.   

Jan 07   US recognizes Fidel Castro's Cuban govt.   

Jan 08   Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as pres of France's 5th Republic.   

Jan 08   Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as President of France's 5th Republic.   

Jan 08   Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as President of France.   

Jan 09   "Rawhide" with Clint Eastwood premieres on CBS TV   

Jan 09   Dam across Tera River collapses after heavy winter rains, 135 die   

Jan 09   Paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 11   Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Theodore Roethke.   

Jan 11   Hanif Mohammad completes 499 for Karachi, then inaugural class world record   

Jan 11   Mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6000 yr old pyramid, dies   

Jan 12   KOED TV channel 11 in Tulsa, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting.   

Jan 13   De Gaulle grants amnesty to 130 to Algerian death row convicts   

Jan 13   King Boudouin promises Belgian Congo independence.   

Jan 16   Sade, American singer is born.   

Jan 17   "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 332 performances.   

Jan 17   Abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi.   

Jan 17   The African country of Mali is formed with the joining of Senegal and French Sudan.   

Jan 18   In this year, Ruth Jessen claims LPGA Tampa Golf Open.   

Jan 20   Carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31   

Jan 20   Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' Moscow-Tsjerjomoesjki, premieres in Moscow   

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Jan 02   Kirti azad: Cricketer (indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 tests 1981-83)   

Jan 03   Rusty golden: Rocker (boys band)   

Jan 04   Vanity: [denise marquardt], ontario canada, actress (52 pick up)   

Jan 04   Yoshitomo nara: Japanese pop artist   

Jan 05   Kapil dev: India's cricket player   

Jan 07   Kathy valentine: Rocker (go-go's-we got the beat)   

Jan 08   Michael harwood: Sydney nsw, australasia golfer   

Jan 08   Paul hester: Australian drummer   

Jan 06   Jose enrique pedreira: Composer,    

Jan 09   Paul malengreau: Composer,   

Jan 11   Mohammed zakaria ghonein: Discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid,   

Jan 17   Abdul aziz: Cricket,    

Jan 20   Carl switzer: Actor (alfalfa-our gang), shot to death at 31   

Jan 21   Cecil b[lount] de mille: Producer (10 commandments),    

Jan 22   A j else mauhs: German/dutch actress (hamlet, nora),    

Jan 28   Joseph sprinzak: Speaker of israel knesset (1949-59),