Page 5: Historical Events In 1959

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

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

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 in the year 1959.   

Mar 12   On this day in history uS House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood   

Mar 15   Robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 minutes 42.5 seconds on this day in history.   

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

Mar 16   On this day in history john Sailling, last documented Civil War vet, dies at 111   

Mar 17   Australia and USSR restore diplomatic relations in the year 1959.   

Mar 17   In the year 1959 dalai Lama flees Tibet for India   

Mar 17   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 22   Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Nehi Golf Tournament in the year 1959.   

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

Mar 25   In the year 1959 billy Mayerl, composer, dies at 56   

Mar 25   French President De Gaulle acknowledges Oder-Neisse boundary on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1959.   

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

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

Mar 28   In the year 1959 james Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies   

Mar 29   In the year 1959 "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe & Jack Lemmon premieres   

Mar 29   In the year 1959 barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies   

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

Mar 29   Wes Hall takes Pakistani cricket hat-trick at Lahore in the year 1959.   

Mar 30   WNED TV channel 17 in Buffalo, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1959.   

Mar 31   Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India on this day in history.   

Mar 31   Peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 02   On this day in history benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79   

Apr 04   Fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960) in the year 1959.   

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

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Jan 02   Kirti Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83) was born in the year 1959.   

Jan 03   In the year 1959 birth of rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band)   

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

Jan 04   Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   Kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat) was born in the year 1959.   

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 in the year 1959.   

Jan 06   On this day in history jose Enrique Pedreira, composer, dies at 54   

Jan 09   Paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1959.   

Jan 11   In the year 1959 mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid, dies   

Jan 17   In the year 1959 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   In the year 1959 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