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Months in 1959: January February March April May June July August September October November

Historical Events

Results 1 - 34 of 34

1st - 12 nations sign treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica
1st - 1st color photograph of Earth from outer space
1st - 25th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Cannon, LSU (HB)
1st - The 1st color photograph of Earth received from outer space
2nd - Malpasset dam collapses destroying French Riviera town of Frejus
3rd - State of emergency on Cyprus ends
5th - Intikhab Alam bowls Colin McDonald with 1st ball in Tests
7th - "Saratoga" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 80 performances
8th - Dom Mintoff demands independence for Malta
8th - President Eisenhower watches Pakistan v Aust Test Cricket at Karachi
11th - Yanks trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer & Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley & Joe Deaestri
12th - UN Committee on Peaceful Use of Outer Space is established
13th - Archbishop Makarios elected 1st president of Cyprus
14th - Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus
14th - J B Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513m
15th - Everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me"
16th - Snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan kills 48
17th - "On The Beach," is 1st film to premiere on both sides of Iron Curtain
17th - 1st movie opening simultaneously in major cities (On The Beach)
18th - Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL)
19th - 1st Liberty Bowl game-Penn State beats Alabama 7-0
20th - Jasu Patel takes 9-69, India v Australia at Kanpur
21st - 10th largest snowfall in NYC history (13.7")
21st - Citizens of Deerfield Ill block building of interracial housing
21st - Shah of Persia marries Farah Diba
21st - Tom Landry accepts coaching job with Dallas Cowboys (stays until 1988)
22nd - Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Ft Worth
22nd - NY Ranger goalie Marcel Paille wears a customized mask
25th - A synagogue in Cologne Germany desecrated with swatstikas
25th - Richard Starkey receives his 1st drum set
25th - Sony brings transistor TV 8-301 to the market
27th - Balt Colts beat NY Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game
29th - Saul Levitt's "Andersonville Trial," premieres in NYC
30th - George Washington, 1st ballistic missile sub commissioned

Famous Birthdays

Results 1 - 70 of 70

1st - Billy Childish, English painter, writer and musician
1st - Rick Leventhal, American broadcast journalist
1st - Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league footballer
2nd - Greg Barton, kayak (Olympics-2 gold-88)
2nd - Patty Jordan, Buffalo NY, LPGA golfer (1988 Mitsubishi Motors Ocean)
3rd - Kathy Jordan, Bryn Mawr PA, tennis player (US Opens Doubles 1981)
3rd - Eamonn Holmes, Northern Irish TV presenter
4th - Susan W Krebs, American politician
4th - Paul McGrath, Irish footballer
5th - Nikki Gianulias, Vallejo Calif, bowler (LPBT Rookie of Year 1979)
5th - Shirley Furlong, San Antonio TX, LPGA golfer (1988 Lady Keystone Open)
6th - Satoru Iwata, president and CEO of Nintendo
7th - Salim Yousuf, cricketer (Pakistani wicket-keeper in 32 Tests 1986-90)
8th - Mark Dickson, Tampa Fla, tennis star
8th - Marty Raybon, Sanford Fla, singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South)
8th - Paul Rutherford, vocalist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax)
10th - Burke Moses, NYC, actor (Sean Baxter-As the World Turns)
10th - Mark Aguirre, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons)
11th - David Iwasaki-Smith, Warragul VIC, Australasia golfer
11th - Jean-Louis Lamarre, La Prairie Que, golfer (Quebec PGA-1982, 85)
11th - Tina Gayle, Frankfurt GFR, Cowboy cheerleader/actress (Kathy-Chips)
11th - Lisa Gastineau, American reality show star
12th - Belouis Some, rocker (Neville Keighley-Some People)
12th - Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener)
12th - Scott D Vangen, Granite Falls MN, astronaut
13th - John Whitaker, Van Nuys Calif, actor (Family Affair, Snowball Expr)
13th - Marianne Gravatte, Hollywood CA, playmate of year (Oct, 1982)
13th - Jim Barrell, American professional wrestler
14th - Franco Iglesia, Cuba, spanish singer
14th - Jorge Vaca, Mexican boxer
15th - Greg Matthews, cricketer (NSW & Aust off-spin all rounder Yeah yeah)
15th - Heidi Bohay, Somerset NJ, actress (Megan-Hotel)
15th - Rashid Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for Pakistan 1982-85)
16th - Alison La Placa, NJ, actress (Duet, Catherine-John Larroquette Show)
16th - Steven Irvine, rock drummer (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions)
17th - Albert King, actor (BB King & Friends, Blues Alive)
17th - Michelle Mackall, Washington DC, LPGA golfer (1995 Friendly's-32nd)
17th - Tammie Green, Somerset OH, LPGA golfer (1989 du Maurier Ltd Classic)
18th - Barrie Chase, actress (Mardi Gras, Cape Fear)
19th - Edward Metgod, Dutch soccer goalie (Haarlem, Sparta)
19th - Kathryn "Furu" Carpenter, Marshall Mich, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
20th - David Lutz, NFL guard/tackle (Detroit Lions)
20th - Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Prime Minister of Poland
21st - Florence Griffith Joyner, LA Calif, runner (Olympic-3 gold-1988)
22nd - Bernd Schuster, German footballer
23rd - Geoff Willis, British engineer
24th - Keith Deller, British darts player
24th - Anil Kapoor, Indian actor
25th - Chris Spice, Australian field hockey coach (Olympics-96)
25th - Michael P Anderson, Plattsburgh NY, major USAF/astronaut (STS 89)
25th - Missy Cleveland, Jackson Miss, playmate (April, 1979)
25th - Ton Lokhoff, Dutch soccer player (NAC)
26th - Lesley Tomlinson, Derbyshire England, cyclist (Olympics-96)
26th - Koji Morimoto, Japanese animated film director
27th - Andre Tippett, NFL linebacker (New England Patriots)
27th - Mary Holland, San Diego Calif, WPVA volleyballer
27th - Gerina Dunwich, American author
28th - Everson Walls, NFL cornerback (Dallas Cowboys, NY Giants)
28th - Ana Torroja, Spanish singer (Mecano)
28th - Phil Abrams, American actor
29th - Leslie Graves, Silver City NM, actress (Brenda-Capitol)
29th - Paula Poundstone, comedienne (Emmy Awards)
30th - Tracey Ullman, Slough England, singer/actress (Tracey Ullman Show)
30th - Josée Verner, French Canadian politician
31st - Bebe Neuwirth, Princeton NJ, actress (Lilith-Cheers, Damn Yankees)
31st - Paul Westerberg, singer (The Replacements)
31st - Val Kilmer, actor (Top Secret, Top Gun, Willow)
31st - Phill Kline, American politician
31st - Baron Waqa, Nauruan politician and musician
31st - Alfie Anido, Filipino actor (d. 1981)

Famous Deaths

Results 1 - 20 of 20

4th - Rosetta Duncan, (Duncan Sisters), dies in an auto accident at 58
5th - K S Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), dies
6th - Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66
9th - Walter Compton, news anchor (DuMont Evening News), dies at 47
10th - Charles Jones, cricket batsman (WI in 4 Tests 1930-35, 63 runs), dies
10th - Henri Vidal, French actor (Fabiola), dies of a heart attack at 40
11th - Jim Bottomley, American baseball player (b. 1900)
12th - Russell Simpson, actor (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 79
14th - Maria EG "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84
18th - Dorothy L Sayers, writer, dies at 66
19th - Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, dies at 117
21st - Rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher, restaurateur and ceramicist (b. 1883)
22nd - Gilda Gray, actress (Piccadilly), dies of heart attack at 60
23rd - Edward FLW Halifax, English viscount/viceroy of India, dies at 78
23rd - Lester Lonergan Jr, actor (Growing Paynes), dies at 65
23rd - Lord Irwin, ambassador to US (1940-46), dies at 78
27th - Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70
28th - Ante Pavelić, leader of Nazi Germany puppet Independent State of Croatia (b. 1889)
29th - Robin Humphrey Milford, composer, dies at 56
30th - Maria Baers, Flemish social female worker/senator, dies at 76