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   In the year 1959 the new home of the San Francisco Giants baseball team was officially named Candlestick Park.  

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

Mar 12   US House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood in the year 1959.  

Mar 15   On this day in history robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 minutes 42.5 seconds  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 17   On this day in history dalai Lama flees Tibet for India  

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   In the year 1959 iraq withdraws from the Baghdad Pact  

Mar 25   Billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history test debut for Mushtaq Mohammad vs West Indies age 15 years 124 days  

Mar 27   Grant Withers, actor (Okla Annie), suicide with sleeping pills at 54 on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 28   On this day in history james Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies  

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

Mar 29   On this day in history barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies  

Mar 29   Barthelemy Boganda, first president of the Central African Republic, is killed in a plane crash on this day in history.  

Mar 29   On this day in history 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   Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India on this day in history.  

Mar 31   In the year 1959 peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68  

Mar 31   The Dalai Lama, fleeing the Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet, crosses the border into India, where he is granted political asylum in the year 1959.  

Apr 02   In the year 1959 benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79  

Apr 04   In the year 1959 fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960)  

Apr 04   In the year 1959 fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal &French Sudan (dissolved 1960)  

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Jan 02   In the year 1959 birth of kirti Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83)  

Jan 03   Rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band) was born in the year 1959.  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat)  

Jan 08   Michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history death of carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31  

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

Jan 22   On this day in history a J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Hamlet, Nora), dies at 73  

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