Page 5: Historical Events In 1959

Mar 11   On this day in history haydn Wood, composer, dies at 76   

Mar 11   In the year 1959 the HSS-2 amphibian all-weather anti submarine warfare helicopter made its first flight   

Mar 11   The new home of the San Francisco Giants baseball team was officially named Candlestick Park in the year 1959.   

Mar 12   Dutch Liberal Party wins 2nd parliamentary elections on this day in history.   

Mar 12   On this day in history uS House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood   

Mar 15   Robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 minutes 42.5 seconds on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Iraq &USSR sign economic/technical treaty in the year 1959.   

Mar 16   John Sailling, last documented Civil War vet, dies at 111 in the year 1959.   

Mar 17   Australia and USSR restore diplomatic relations in the year 1959.   

Mar 17   Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India on this day in history.   

Mar 17   In the year 1959 raffaele d' Alessandro, composer, dies on 48th birthday   

Mar 18   U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Hawaiian statehood bill into law, approving the entrance of Hawaii into the United States pending approval by the electorate of the Pacific Ocean island chain in the year 1959.   

Mar 19   On this day in history "1st Impressions" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 84 performances   

Mar 22   Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Nehi Golf Tournament on this day in history.   

Mar 24   Iraq withdraws from the Baghdad Pact in the year 1959.   

Mar 25   Billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1959.   

Mar 25   French President De Gaulle acknowledges Oder-Neisse boundary in the year 1959.   

Mar 26   Raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71 in the year 1959.   

Mar 26   Test debut for Mushtaq Mohammad vs West Indies age 15 years 124 days on this day in history.   

Mar 27   In the year 1959 grant Withers, actor (Okla Annie), suicide with sleeping pills at 54   

Mar 28   11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's government & installs Panchen Lama on this day in history.   

Mar 28   In the year 1959 11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's govt & installs Panchen Lama   

Mar 28   James Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies on this day in history.   

Mar 29   On this day in history "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe & Jack Lemmon premieres   

Mar 29   Barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 29   In the year 1959 barthelemy Boganda, first president of the Central African Republic, is killed in a plane crash.   

Mar 29   In the year 1959 wes Hall takes Pakistani cricket hat-trick at Lahore   

Mar 30   On this day in history wNED TV channel 17 in Buffalo, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting   

Mar 31   On this day in history dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India   

Mar 31   Peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68 in the year 1959.   

Mar 31   On this day in history the Dalai Lama, fleeing the Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet, crosses the border into India, where he is granted political asylum   

Apr 02   Benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960) on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal &French Sudan (dissolved 1960) in the year 1959.   

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Jan 02   Kirti Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up) was born in the year 1959.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of kapil Dev, India's cricket player   

Jan 07   In the year 1959 birth of kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat)   

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   On this day in history jose Enrique Pedreira, composer, dies at 54   

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   Carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31 died in the year 1959.   

Jan 21   In the year 1959 cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77   

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

Jan 28   On this day in history joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73