Page 9: Historical Events In 1959

Jun 24   Lou Bandy, Dutch revue-artist (Life Ain't Bad), commits suicide at 69   

Jun 25   Charles Starkwether, murderer, executed   

Jun 26   Audley Miller, cricketer (Test for England 1896), dies.   

Jun 26   Ingemar Johansson of Sweden defeats Floyd Patterson as boxing champ   

Jun 26   Ingemar Johansson TKOs Floyd Patterson in 3 for heavywgt boxing title   

Jun 26   Queen Elizabeth and Pres Eisenhower open the St Lawrence Seaway.   

Jun 27   "West Side Story" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 734 perfs   

Jun 28   Phils Wally Post is only outfielder to throw out 2 runners in an inning twice (Losing to Giants 6-0).   

Jun 29   A Cecil Snyder, Chief Justice of Puerto Rico, dies at 51   

Jun 30   Lazare Saminsky, composer, dies at 76.   

Jul 01   World Refugee Year begins   

Jul 04   America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled.   

Jul 04   Cayman Islands separated from Jamaica, made a crown colony.   

Jul 06   George Grosz, German cartoonist/painter (Ecce Homo), dies at 65   

Jul 06   Saar is recorded as becoming part of German Federal Republic.   

Jul 08   Dale Buisand and Chester Ovnand, 1st Americans killed in Vietnam War   

Jul 09   In this year, Marlene Hagge claims LPGA Hoosier Golf Open   

Jul 11   C W L Parker, cricketer (3776 1st-class wickets, 2nd best ever), dies.   

Jul 14   1st atomic powered cruiser, Long Beach, Quincy Mass   

Jul 14   Grock, [Adrien Wettach], Swiss clown/circus director, dies at 79   

Jul 14   The inaugural atomic powered cruiser, the Long Beach, Quincy Mass.   

Jul 15   Ernest Bloch, Swiss/US composer (Macbeth), dies at 78   

Jul 15   The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the inaugural time in United States history   

Jul 17   2000 ft long by 1300 foot wide section of ridge falls into Madis River Canyon extending man-made Lake Hebgen by 5 miles. (Montana)   

Jul 17   2000 ft long by 1300 foot wide section of ridge falls into Madis   

Jul 17   Billie Holiday blues singer, dies of liver failure at 44 in NYC   

Jul 17   Billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44   

Jul 17   Dr Leakey discovers oldest human skull (600000 years old).   

Jul 17   Tibet abolishes serfdom.   

Jul 18   1st black to win a major golf tournament (William Wright)   

Jul 18   The inaugural black to win a major golf tournament (William Wright).   

Jul 20   Harry Fox II, dies at 77.   

Jul 21   1st nuclear powered merchant ship, NS Savannah, christened, Camden NJ.   

Jul 21   Savannah', the worlds inaugural nuclear powered merchant ship, is launched.   

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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),