Page 6: Historical Events In 1959

Apr 05   23rd Golf Masters Championship: Art Wall Jr claims, shooting a 284   

Apr 05   In this year, Art Wall claims golf's Masters.   

Apr 07   Oklahoma ends prohibition, after 51 years.   

Apr 07   Radar inaugural bounced off sun, Stanford Calif   

Apr 08   Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies   

Apr 09   Balt Orioles pull their 2nd triple play (3-6-3 vs Wash Senators).   

Apr 09   Frank Lloyd Wright, US architect (Guggenheim Museum NY), dies at 89   

Apr 09   Selection of inaugural 7 Mercury astronauts, include 4 naval aviators   

Apr 10   Japan's Crown Prince Akihito marries commoner Michiko Shoda.   

Apr 11   "Jamaica" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 558 performances.   

Apr 12   Ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60   

Apr 13   Eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57   

Apr 13   USAF launches Discover II into polar orbit   

Apr 13   Vanguard SLV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed)   

Apr 13   Vatican edict forbids Roman Catholics for voting for communists   

Apr 14   (Robert) Taft Memorial Bell Tower dedicated in Wash DC   

Apr 15   Emma Thompson, British actress is born.   

Apr 15   Fidel Castro begins US goodwill tour.   

Apr 16   "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 44 perfs.   

Apr 16   Charles Halton, dies at 83.   

Apr 16   Helicopters from USS Edisto begin rescue operations in Montevideo, Uruguay. By 26 April they had carried 277 flood victims to safety   

Apr 18   Irving Cummings Sr, actor/director (In Old Ariz), dies at 70   

Apr 18   Montreal Canadiens beat Tor Maple Leafs 4 games to 1 for Stanley Cup.   

Apr 20   "Desilu Playhouse" on CBS-TV presented a two-part show titled, "The Untouchables" starting this night. Robert Stack starred in the program and became a major television star when "The Untouchables" become a weekly network series in the fall of 1959.   

Apr 21   1211-kg great white shark is recorded as becoming largest fish ever caught on a rod   

Apr 21   Alf Dean using a rod and reel hooks a 2664lb, 16' 10" white shark.   

Apr 22   Yankee Whitey Ford strikes-out 15, beating Senators, 1-0 in 14 innings.   

Apr 23   "Destry Rides Again" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 472 perfs.   

Apr 24   "Your Hit Parade" ended after a nine-year run on television and many more years on radio. The show debuted in   

Apr 24   Jef van Hoof, composer, dies at 72   

Apr 24   Neth Dance Theater opens (Rudi of Dantzig and Cut Flier)   

Apr 25   St Lawrence Seaway linking Atlantic, Great Lakes opens to shipping   

Apr 25   USS Eversole rescues 14 Chinese Nationalist fishermen from their sinking fishing trawler in the Formosa Strait   

Apr 26   Cuba invades Panama.   

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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),