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1959 Calendar

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•  February 8, 1959 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Pig in Chinese astrology.
•  February 22, 1959 – Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
•  April 10, 1959 – Akihito, future Emperor of Japan, weds Michiko.
•  June 5, 1959 – The first government of the State of Singapore is sworn in.
•  June 26, 1959 – The Saint Lawrence Seaway opens, opening North America’s Great Lakes to ocean-going ships.
•  July 1, 1959 – Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are adopted after agreement between the U.S.A., the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
•  August 11, 1959 – Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
•  August 21, 1959 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii’s admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day
•  September 14, 1959 – The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
•  December 3, 1959 – The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.

•  January 1, 1959 – Azali Assoumani, Comorian president
•  January 19, 1959 – Jeff Pilson, American bass guitarist
•  April 10, 1959 – Yvan Loubier, Canadian politician
•  April 21, 1959 – Jerry Only, American musician (The Misfits)
•  May 14, 1959 – Patrick Bruel, French singer
•  June 2, 1959 – Charlie Huddy, Canadian hockey player
•  August 29, 1959 – Timothy Perry Shriver, member of the Kennedy Family
•  September 24, 1959 – Steve Whitmire, American puppeteer and voice actor
•  October 15, 1959 – Todd Solondz, American film director
•  November 18, 1959 – Jimmy Quinn, Northern Irish footballer and football manager