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1959 Historical Event(s)
February 8, 1959
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Pig in Chinese astrology.
February 28, 1959
– Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object to achieve a polar orbit, is launched.
March 10, 1959
– Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, 300,000 Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama’s palace to prevent his removal.
April 10, 1959
– Akihito, future Emperor of Japan, weds Michiko.
June 14, 1959
– Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
June 20, 1959
– A rare June hurricane strikes Canada’s Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.
July 7, 1959
– Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
September 27, 1959
– Nearly 5000 people die on the main Japanese island of Honshū as the result of a typhoon.
October 12, 1959
– At the national congress of APRA in Peru a group of leftist radicals are expelled from the party. They will later form APRA Rebelde.
November 2, 1959
– Quiz show scandals: Twenty One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
Who Were Born On 1959?
January 1, 1959
– Azali Assoumani, Comorian president
April 20, 1959
– Clint Howard, American actor
May 18, 1959
– Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player
July 27, 1959
– Joe DeSa, American baseball player (d. 1986)
September 30, 1959
– Debrah Farentino, American actress
October 16, 1959
– Marc Collins-Rector, American businessman and sex offender
October 21, 1959
– Rose McDowall, Scottish musician
December 14, 1959
– Jorge Vaca, Mexican boxer
December 27, 1959
– Andre Tippett, American football player
December 28, 1959
– Ana Torroja, Spanish singer (Mecano)