Page 13: Historical Events In 1959

Oct 21   The Guggenheim Museum is dedicated in New York City in the year 1959.   

Oct 22   "Take Me Along" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 448 performances on this day in history.   

Oct 24   On this day in history uS premier of D Sjostakovitch's 1st Cello concert   

Oct 25   In the year 1959 bob Murphy, TV host (RFD America), dies at 42   

Oct 27   Rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico in the year 1959.   

Oct 28   Abe Waddington, cricketer (Yorks left-arm quick, Test avg 119), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 28   In the year 1959 buffalo Bills enter AFL   

Oct 29   10 nation soccer league to play all games on NY Randalls Is, announced on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history blonde Dolly, [Sybille A J Niemans], society prostitute, dies at 33   

Oct 31   Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to US in the year 1959.   

Nov 01   In the year 1959 gershon Agron, mayor of Jerusalem, dies at 66   

Nov 01   In the year 1959 goalie Jacques Plant wears a hockey mask fo rthe first time in a game   

Nov 02   "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 16 perfs on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Charles Van Doren confesses, TV quiz show-"21" was fixed on this day in history.   

Nov 03   In the year 1959 friedrich Niggli, composer, dies at 83   

Nov 05   On this day in history aFL announced with 8 teams   

Nov 07   13th Ryder Cup: US wins 8½-3½ at Eldorado Golf Club (Indian Wells, California) in the year 1959.   

Nov 07   On this day in history victor McLaglen, actor (Gunga Din), dies of heart attack at 72   

Nov 08   KJTV (now KGET) TV channel 17 in Bakersfield, CA (NBC) 1st broadcast in the year 1959.   

Nov 09   On this day in history frederick Preston Search, composer, dies at 70   

Nov 10   In the year 1959 corinne Rottschaeffer elected Miss World   

Nov 10   Lupino Lane, actress (Deputy Drummer), dies at 67 in the year 1959.   

Nov 12   In the year 1959 white Sox 2B Nellie Fox wins AL's MVP   

Nov 14   "Girls against the Boys" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 16 perfs on this day in history.   

Nov 14   On this day in history kilauea's most spectacular eruption (in Hawaii)   

Nov 14   In the year 1959 thomas Ross, actor (Without Limit), dies at 84   

Nov 15   Alex Kennedy, cricketer (31 wkts in 5 Tests for England 1922-23), dies on this day in history.   

Nov 15   On this day in history robert White & Perry Smith murder four members of the Herbert Clutter Family at their farm outside Holcomb, Kansas.   

Nov 16   On this day in history "Sound of Music" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 1443 perfs   

Nov 16   The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

Nov 17   De Beers firm of South Africa announces synthetic diamond on this day in history.   

Nov 17   In the year 1959 heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer/pianist/conductor, dies at 72   

Nov 18   On this day in history wash Senator Bob Allison wins AL Rookie of Year   

Nov 19   "Rocky & His Friends" debuts on ABC on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Kirti Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83) was born in the year 1959.   

Jan 03   In the year 1959 birth of rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band)   

Jan 04   In the year 1959 birth of vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up)   

Jan 04   Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist was born in the year 1959.   

Jan 05   In the year 1959 birth of kapil Dev, India's cricket player   

Jan 07   Kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat) was born in the year 1959.   

Jan 08   In the year 1959 birth of michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer   

Jan 08   Paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005) was born in the year 1959.   

Jan 06   Jose Enrique Pedreira, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1959.   

Jan 11   On this day in history mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid, dies   

Jan 17   On this day in history abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi   

Jan 20   In the year 1959 death of carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31   

Jan 21   Cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1959 a J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Hamlet, Nora), dies at 73   

Jan 28   In the year 1959 joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73