Page 5: Historical Events In 1959

Mar 11   Haydn Wood, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1959.   

Mar 11   On this day in history the HSS-2 amphibian all-weather anti submarine warfare helicopter made its first flight   

Mar 11   On this day in history the new home of the San Francisco Giants baseball team was officially named Candlestick Park.   

Mar 12   Dutch Liberal Party wins 2nd parliamentary elections in the year 1959.   

Mar 12   US House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood on this day in history.   

Mar 15   Robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 minutes 42.5 seconds in the year 1959.   

Mar 16   Iraq &USSR sign economic/technical treaty on this day in history.   

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

Mar 17   On this day in history australia and USSR restore diplomatic relations   

Mar 17   Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India in the year 1959.   

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

Mar 18   In the year 1959 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   

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

Mar 22   On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Nehi Golf Tournament   

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

Mar 25   On this day in history billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56   

Mar 25   In the year 1959 french President De Gaulle acknowledges Oder-Neisse boundary   

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

Mar 26   In the year 1959 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 in the year 1959.   

Mar 28   In the year 1959 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 28   James Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies in the year 1959.   

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

Mar 29   Wes Hall takes Pakistani cricket hat-trick at Lahore on this day in history.   

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   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   Benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79 in the year 1959.   

Apr 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1959 birth of rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up)   

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   Kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005)   

Jan 06   In the year 1959 jose Enrique Pedreira, composer, dies at 54   

Jan 09   Paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid, dies   

Jan 17   Abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi in the year 1959.   

Jan 20   On this day in history death of carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31   

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

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

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