Page 11: Historical Events In 1959

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 1600540 pounds of cargo and 833 passengers on 898 missions   

Aug 21   Hawaii is recorded as becoming 50th US state.   

Aug 24   England complete 5-0 series drubbing of India.   

Aug 24   Hiram L Fong sworn in as inaugural Chinese-American senator while Daniel K Inouye sworn in as inaugural Japanese-American Rep (Both from Hawaii).   

Aug 27   Off Cape Canaveral, FL, USS Observation Island (EAG-154) makes inaugural shipboard launching of a Polaris missile.   

Aug 28   Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Czech composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68   

Aug 31   Australia defeats US for tennis' Davis Cup   

Aug 31   Charles Delaney, dies at 67.   

Sep 02   US President Eisenhower arrives in Paris.   

Sep 06   Edmund Gwenn, actor (Them, Java Head, Miracle on 34th St), dies at 83.   

Sep 06   Mattel's Barbie doll goes on sale for the inaugural time; she's still popular today.   

Sep 09   Max d' Ollone, composer, dies at 84.   

Sep 11   Paul Douglas, actor (Adventure Theater), dies at 52   

Sep 12   Luna 2 launched by USSR; inaugural spacecraft to impact on the Moon   

Sep 12   Luna 2, of the USSR, became to inaugural spacecraft to crash on the moon   

Sep 12   The Television show "Bonanza" premiers   

Sep 13   73rd US Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Christine Truman (61 64)   

Sep 13   Gilbert Adrian, costume designer, dies of heart attack at 56   

Sep 13   USSR's Luna 2 is recorded as becoming inaugural probe to contact another celestial body   

Sep 14   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.   

Sep 16   President De Gaulle recognizes Algerian right of self determination.   

Sep 17   Bert Leysen, Belgian TV director, dies at 39.   

Sep 17   Typhoon results in the deaths of 2000 in Japan and Korea.   

Sep 18   Vanguard 3 launched into Earth orbit.   

Sep 19   Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland   

Sep 19   Nikita Krushchev is denied access to Disneyland.   

Sep 20   Olin Howlin, actor (Swifty-Circus Boy), dies at 63.   

Sep 21   600 Indian Dutch emigrate to US.   

Sep 22   Benjamin Peret, French writer/poet (Le grand jeu), dies at 60   

Sep 22   Chicago White Sox clinch AL pennant.   

Sep 23   1959 The M/S Princess of Tasmania Australia’s inaugural passenger RO/RO diesel ferry makes maiden voyage across Bass Strait.   

Sep 25   Ennio Porrino, composer, dies at 49.   

Sep 26   Solomon Bandaranaike, PM of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60   

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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),