Historical Events In 1959
Thursday, 28 March 2024
Aug 17 ADM Arleigh Burke reappointed CNO for 3rd 2 year term, serving longest term as CNO in the year 1959.
Aug 19 Doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ on this day in history.
Aug 19 On this day in history jacob Epstein, US/English sculptor/painter, dies at 78
Aug 20 Alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82 on this day in history.
Aug 20 Marine Helicopter Squadron 261, operating from the amphibious assault ship Thetis Bay, completed a week of relief operations in flood-stricken Taiwan in which it airlifted 1,600,540 pounds of cargo and 833 passengers on 898 missions in the year 1959.
Aug 21 On this day in history hawaii becomes 50th US state
Aug 24 On this day in history england complete 5-0 series drubbing of India
Aug 24 Hiram L Fong sworn in as first Chinese-American senator while Daniel K Inouye sworn in as first Japanese-American Rep (Both from Hawaii) on this day in history.
Aug 27 Off Cape Canaveral, FL, USS Observation Island (EAG-154) makes first shipboard launching of a Polaris missile on this day in history.
Aug 28 In the year 1959 bohuslav Jan Martinu, Czech composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68
Aug 31 On this day in history australia defeats US for tennis' Davis Cup
Aug 31 In the year 1959 charles Delaney, dies at 67
Sep 02 On this day in history uS President Eisenhower arrives in Paris
Sep 06 Edmund Gwenn, actor (Them, Java Head, Miracle on 34th St), dies at 83 in the year 1959.
Sep 06 On this day in history mattel's Barbie doll goes on sale for the first time; she's still popular today.
Sep 09 Max d' Ollone, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.
Sep 11 Paul Douglas, actor (Adventure Theater), dies at 52 in the year 1959.
Sep 12 On this day in history luna 2 launched by USSR; first spacecraft to impact on the Moon
Sep 12 Luna 2, of the USSR, became to first spacecraft to crash on the moon on this day in history.
Sep 12 The Television show "Bonanza" premiers on this day in history.
Sep 13 In the year 1959 73rd US Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Christine Truman (61 64)
Sep 13 Gilbert Adrian, costume designer, dies of heart attack at 56 on this day in history.
Sep 13 USSR's Luna 2 becomes first probe to contact another celestial body on this day in history.
Sep 14 On this day in history wayne Morris, actor (Kid Galahad), dies of heart attack at 45
Sep 15 Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives in US to begin a 13-day visit in the year 1959.
Sep 16 In the year 1959 president De Gaulle recognizes Algerian right of self determination
Sep 17 Bert Leysen, Belgian TV director, dies at 39 in the year 1959.
Sep 17 On this day in history typhoon kills 2,000 in Japan and Korea
Sep 18 Vanguard 3 launched into Earth orbit in the year 1959.
Sep 19 In the year 1959 nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland
Sep 19 On this day in history nikita Krushchev is denied access to Disneyland
Sep 20 On this day in history olin Howlin, actor (Swifty-Circus Boy), dies at 63
Sep 21 In the year 1959 600 Indian Dutch emigrate to US
Sep 22 In the year 1959 benjamin Peret, French writer/poet (Le grand jeu), dies at 60
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