1959 Calendar
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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 19, 1959 – The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is then formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
- February 20, 1959 – The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.
- March 17, 1959 – Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India.
- March 31, 1959 – The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum.
- April 27, 1959 – The last Canadian missionary leaves the People’s Republic of China.
- July 25, 1959 – SR-N1 hovercraft crosses the English Channel from Calais to Dover in just over 2 hours.
- October 31, 1959 – Lee Harvey Oswald attempts to renounce his American citizenship at the US Embassy in Moscow, USSR.
- November 2, 1959 – The first section of the M1 motorway, the first inter-urban motorway in the United Kingdom, is opened between the present junctions 5 and 18, along with the M10 motorway and M45 motorway
- December 29, 1959 – The Lisbon Metro begins operation.
Who Were Born On 1959?
- March 22, 1959 – Matthew Modine, American actor
- March 30, 1959 – Sabine Meyer, German clarinetist
- April 22, 1959 – Ryan Stiles, American actor
- May 3, 1959 – Ben Elton, British comedian and author
- May 20, 1959 – Bronson Pinchot, American actor
- June 1, 1959 – Martin Brundle, British race car driver and F1 television commentator
- June 11, 1959 – Hugh Laurie, English actor and comedian
- August 3, 1959 – Koichi Tanaka, Japanese engineer and chemist, Nobel laureate
- August 19, 1959 – Ricky Pierce, American basketball player