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|footer=From top to bottom, left to right: ] takes over Cuba; Tsarong Dazang Dramdul and several Tibetan monks captured by the PLA during the ]; The ] (MOS transistor) is invented by ] and ] at ].; Site of ] discovery in ].; Surface weather analysis of ]; ] and ] at the American National Exhibition; ]: The wreckage of the Bonanza at the crash site that killed ], ], and ]; Damage to the Congolese Public Market in Léopoldville from the ]. }} |footer=From top left, clockwise: ] takes over Cuba; Tsarong Dazang Dramdul and several Tibetan monks captured by the PLA during the ]; The ] (MOS transistor) is invented by ] and ] at ].; Site of ] discovery in ].; Surface weather analysis of ]; ] and ] at the American National Exhibition; ]: The wreckage of the Bonanza at the crash site that killed ], ], and ]; Damage to the Congolese Public Market in Léopoldville from the ]. }}


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==Events== ==Events==
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===January=== ===January===
]: ] arrives in ]]] ]: ] arrives in ]]]
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* ] * ]
** ] is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. ** ] is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.
** The southernmost island of the ] ], ], declares its independence from the Kingdom of the Maldives, initiating the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Suvadive Revolt - Addu 1959|url=http://www.maldivesroyalfamily.com/suvadive/maldives_suvadive_OShea.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812181513/http://www.maldivesroyalfamily.com/suvadive/maldives_suvadive_OShea.shtml|archive-date=2004-08-12|url-status=live}}</ref> ** The southernmost island of the ] ], ], declares its independence from the Kingdom of the Maldives, initiating the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Suvadive Revolt – Addu 1959|url=http://www.maldivesroyalfamily.com/suvadive/maldives_suvadive_OShea.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812181513/http://www.maldivesroyalfamily.com/suvadive/maldives_suvadive_OShea.shtml|archive-date=2004-08-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] * ]
** In ], rebel troops led by ] and ] enter the city of ]. ** In ], rebel troops led by ] and ] enter the city of ].
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* ] – The ] recognizes the new Castro government of Cuba. * ] – The ] recognizes the new Castro government of Cuba.
* ] – The ] is founded in ]. * ] – The ] is founded in ].
* ] – ] was founded by ] in ],
* ] – The ] conducts its ] after ]. * ] – The ] conducts its ] after ].
* ] – The ] is established. * ] – The ] is established.
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* ] – ], the first ], is launched to measure ] for the ]. * ] – ], the first ], is launched to measure ] for the ].
* ] * ]
** ], a colonel in the Cuban army of ], is executed in ] after being convicted of committing 108 murders for Batista. ** ], a colonel in the Cuban army of ], is executed in ] after being convicted of committing 108 murders for Batista.
** Women in ] vote for the first time. ** Women in ] vote for the first time.
* ] – First of the ] under which the United Kingdom agrees to grant independence to ]. * ] – First of the ] under which the United Kingdom agrees to grant independence to ].
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* ] – ] announces its selection of seven ] to become the first U.S. ]s, later known as the ']'. * ] – ] announces its selection of seven ] to become the first U.S. ]s, later known as the ']'.
* ] – Crown Prince ] of Japan marries ], the first commoner to marry into the ]. * ] – Crown Prince ] of Japan marries ], the first commoner to marry into the ].
* ] – The ] linking the ] and the Atlantic Ocean officially opens to shipping. * ] – The ] linking the ] and the Atlantic Ocean officially opens to shipping.
* ] – ] elects ] as ], as a successor of ]. * ] – ] elects ] as ], as a successor of ].


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* ] – The ] is launched in ]. * ] – The ] is launched in ].
* ] – '']'', starring ] in her last new musical, opens on ] and runs for 702 performances. * ] – '']'', starring ] in her last new musical, opens on ] and runs for 702 performances.
* ] - In ] the ] begins between the ] and the communist rebels the ]. * ] – In ] the ] begins between the ] and the communist rebels the ].
* ] – British Empire Day is renamed ]. * ] – British Empire Day is renamed ].
* ] – ] rocket launches two primates, ] and Miss Able, into space from ] in the United States along with living microorganisms and plant seeds. Successful recovery makes them the first living beings to return safely to Earth after space flight. * ] – ] rocket launches two primates, ] and Miss Able, into space from ] in the United States along with living microorganisms and plant seeds. Successful recovery makes them the first living beings to return safely to Earth after space flight.
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** Convicted ] spy ] is released after nine years in a British prison and allowed to emigrate to ], ] where he resumes a scientific career. ** Convicted ] spy ] is released after nine years in a British prison and allowed to emigrate to ], ] where he resumes a scientific career.
* ] – ] (as ]) and United States President ] open the ]. * ] – ] (as ]) and United States President ] open the ].
* ] – Twenty-one students are killed and more than a hundred injured when a North American ] jet crashes into Miamori Elementary School on the Japanese island of ]. The pilot ejected before the plane struck the school.<ref>"21 Die as Jet Hits School On Okinawa", ''Oakland Tribune'', June 30, 1959, p1</ref> * ] – Twenty-one students are killed and more than a hundred injured when a North American ] jet crashes into Miamori Elementary School on the Japanese island of ]. The pilot ejected before the plane struck the school.<ref>"21 Die as Jet Hits School on Okinawa", ''Oakland Tribune'', June 30, 1959, p1</ref>


===July=== ===July===
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* ] * ]
** The ] of modern art (designed by ], who died on April 9) opens to the public in New York City. ** The ] of modern art (designed by ], who died on April 9) opens to the public in New York City.
** ] leader ] is arrested in ], ].
* ] – First appearance of ] the Gaul, in a French comic magazine.<ref>{{cite web|work=BDoubliées|title=Les BD oubliées D'Astérix|url=http://bdoubliees.com/journalpilote/series1/asterix.htm|language=fr|access-date=2013-10-03}}</ref> * ] – First appearance of ] the Gaul, in a French comic magazine.<ref>{{cite web|work=BDoubliées|title=Les BD oubliées D'Astérix|url=http://bdoubliees.com/journalpilote/series1/asterix.htm|language=fr|access-date=2013-10-03}}</ref>
* ] – Riots break out in the ]. * ] – Riots break out in the ].
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* ] – At a ceremony near ], British ] ] opens the first section of the ], between ] and ], along with two ] motorways, the ] and ]. Three decades of large scale motorway construction follow, leading to the rapid expansion of the UK ]. * ] – At a ceremony near ], British ] ] opens the first section of the ], between ] and ], along with two ] motorways, the ] and ]. Three decades of large scale motorway construction follow, leading to the rapid expansion of the UK ].
* ] – The brutal ] are committed in ], inspiring ]'s '']'' (1966). * ] – The brutal ] are committed in ], inspiring ]'s '']'' (1966).
* ] – Religious epic film '']'', starring ], which will be by far the highest-grossing film of the year and will go on to win a record 12 Academy Awards, premieres at New York City's Loews Theater in ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ben-Hur (1959)|work=]|publisher=]|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/52827-BEN-HUR|access-date=2024-12-25}}</ref>
* ] – The ] is adopted by the ]. * ] – The ] is adopted by the ].
* The ] (metal–oxide–semiconductor ]), also known as the MOS ], is invented by ] and ] at ] in the United States.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.computerhistory.org/siliconengine/metal-oxide-semiconductor-mos-transistor-demonstrated/|title=1960 - Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) Transistor Demonstrated|journal=The Silicon Engine|publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="Bassett22">{{cite book |last=Bassett |first=Ross Knox |title=To the Digital Age: Research Labs, Start-up Companies and the Rise of MOS Technology |date=2007 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|isbn=9780801886393 |page=22 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UUbB3d2UnaAC&pg=PA22}}</ref> It revolutionizes the ],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chan |first1=Yi-Jen |title=Studies of InAIAs/InGaAs and GaInP/GaAs heterostructure FET's for high speed applications |date=1992 |publisher=] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sV4eAQAAMAAJ |page=1 |quote=The Si MOSFET has revolutionized the electronics industry and as a result impacts our daily lives in almost every conceivable way.}}</ref> becomes the fundamental building block of the ]<ref>{{cite book |last=Wong |first=Kit Po |title=Electrical Engineering|volume=II |date=2009 |publisher=] |isbn=9781905839780 |page=7}}</ref> and goes on to become the most widely manufactured device in history.<ref>{{cite web |title=13 Sextillion & Counting: The Long & Winding Road to the Most Frequently Manufactured Human Artifact in History |url=https://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/13-sextillion-counting-the-long-winding-road-to-the-most-frequently-manufactured-human-artifact-in-history/ |date=2018-03-02|publisher=Computer History Museum|access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Baker |first=R. Jacob |title=CMOS: Circuit Design, Layout and Simulation |date=2011 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1118038239 |page=7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kxYhNrOKuJQC&pg=PA7}}</ref> * The ] (metal–oxide–semiconductor ]), also known as the MOS ], is invented by ] and ] at ] in the United States.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.computerhistory.org/siliconengine/metal-oxide-semiconductor-mos-transistor-demonstrated/|title=1960 – Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) Transistor Demonstrated|journal=The Silicon Engine|publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="Bassett22">{{cite book |last=Bassett |first=Ross Knox |title=To the Digital Age: Research Labs, Start-up Companies and the Rise of MOS Technology |date=2007 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|isbn=9780801886393 |page=22 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UUbB3d2UnaAC&pg=PA22}}</ref> It revolutionizes the ],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chan |first1=Yi-Jen |title=Studies of InAIAs/InGaAs and GaInP/GaAs heterostructure FET's for high speed applications |date=1992 |publisher=] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sV4eAQAAMAAJ |page=1 |quote=The Si MOSFET has revolutionized the electronics industry and as a result impacts our daily lives in almost every conceivable way.}}</ref> becomes the fundamental building block of the ]<ref>{{cite book |last=Wong |first=Kit Po |title=Electrical Engineering|volume=II |date=2009 |publisher=] |isbn=9781905839780 |page=7}}</ref> and goes on to become the most widely manufactured device in history.<ref>{{cite web |title=13 Sextillion & Counting: The Long & Winding Road to the Most Frequently Manufactured Human Artifact in History |url=https://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/13-sextillion-counting-the-long-winding-road-to-the-most-frequently-manufactured-human-artifact-in-history/ |date=2018-03-02|publisher=Computer History Museum|access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Baker |first=R. Jacob |title=CMOS: Circuit Design, Layout and Simulation |date=2011 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1118038239 |page=7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kxYhNrOKuJQC&pg=PA7}}</ref>


===December=== ===December===
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* Nylon tights, popularly called ] or sheer tights, are first sold on the open market as 'Panti-Legs' by ] in the United States.<ref>{{cite book|last= Gant|first=Margaret Elizabeth|title=The Raven's Story|publisher=Glen Raven, Inc.|year=1979|location=Glen Raven, NC|isbn=0-9603138-0-X}}</ref> * Nylon tights, popularly called ] or sheer tights, are first sold on the open market as 'Panti-Legs' by ] in the United States.<ref>{{cite book|last= Gant|first=Margaret Elizabeth|title=The Raven's Story|publisher=Glen Raven, Inc.|year=1979|location=Glen Raven, NC|isbn=0-9603138-0-X}}</ref>
* The first known human with ] dies in the ].<ref>{{cite journal|title=An African HIV-1 sequence from 1959 and implications for the origin of the epidemic|pages=594–597|doi=10.1038/35400|pmid=9468138|first1=T.|last2=Zhu|first2=Tuofu|last3=Korber|first3=Bette T.|last4=Nahmias|first4=Andre J.|last5= Hooper|first5=Edward|last6=Sharp|first6=Paul M.|journal=Nature|volume=391|issue=6667|year=1998|last1=Zhu|bibcode=1998Natur.391..594Z|s2cid=4416837|doi-access=free}}</ref> * The first known human with ] dies in the ].<ref>{{cite journal|title=An African HIV-1 sequence from 1959 and implications for the origin of the epidemic|pages=594–597|doi=10.1038/35400|pmid=9468138|first1=T.|last2=Zhu|first2=Tuofu|last3=Korber|first3=Bette T.|last4=Nahmias|first4=Andre J.|last5= Hooper|first5=Edward|last6=Sharp|first6=Paul M.|journal=Nature|volume=391|issue=6667|year=1998|last1=Zhu|bibcode=1998Natur.391..594Z|s2cid=4416837|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* The current (as of 2023) design of the Japanese ] is put into circulation. * The current (as of 2024) design of the Japanese ] is put into circulation.
* The ] becomes extinct in ]. * The ] becomes extinct in ].
* The ] goes on sale in the United States, becoming the first production ] in almost three decades, but only 47 models will be sold in its 2-year production run. * The ] goes on sale in the United States, becoming the first production ] in almost three decades, but only 47 models will be sold in its 2-year production run.
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===January=== ===January===
* ] – ], ] * ] – ], ]
* ] – ], Canadian singer and actress (d. ])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLYDAAAAMBAJ|title=Vanity 6 Lives Out Daring Fantasies On Stage|publisher=]|work=]|date=January 24, 1983|access-date=February 18, 2016}}</ref> * ] – ], Canadian singer and actress (d. ])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLYDAAAAMBAJ|title=Vanity 6 Lives Out Daring Fantasies on Stage|publisher=]|magazine=]|date=January 24, 1983|access-date=February 18, 2016}}</ref>
* ] – ], Guatemalan recipient of the ]<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/01/09/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Jan-9-2020/6871578415895/|title= UPI Almanac for Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020|work= ] | date= 9 January 2020|access-date=15 January 2020 |archive-date= 15 January 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200115192229/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/01/09/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Jan-9-2020/6871578415895/|url-status=live}}</ref> * ] – ], Guatemalan recipient of the ]<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/01/09/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Jan-9-2020/6871578415895/|title= UPI Almanac for Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020|work= ] | date= 9 January 2020|access-date=15 January 2020 |archive-date= 15 January 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200115192229/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/01/09/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Jan-9-2020/6871578415895/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] – ], Nigerian-English singer<ref>{{cite book|editor=Graham Betts|title=Complete UK Hit Albums 1956-2005|publisher=Collins|year=2005|isbn=9780007205325|page=352}}</ref> * ] – ], Nigerian-English singer<ref>{{cite book|editor=Graham Betts|title=Complete UK Hit Albums 1956-2005|publisher=Collins|year=2005|isbn=9780007205325|page=352}}</ref>
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* ] – ], American actress<ref>{{cite book|author=Paul T Hellmann|title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2006|isbn=9781135948597|page=642}}</ref> * ] – ], American actress<ref>{{cite book|author=Paul T Hellmann|title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2006|isbn=9781135948597|page=642}}</ref>
* ] – ], American basketball player (d. ])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/international/players/kevin-magee-1.html|title=Kevin Magee International Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref> * ] – ], American basketball player (d. ])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/international/players/kevin-magee-1.html|title=Kevin Magee International Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>
* ] –
⚫ * ] – ], American news anchor and sportscaster<ref>{{cite journal|title=Current Biography Yearbook|author=H.W. Wilson Company|journal=Current Biography Yearbook: Annual Cumulation|year=2009|publisher=H. W. Wilson Company|issn=0084-9499|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1vwZAAAAYAAJ|access-date=July 11, 2022}}</ref>
**], American professional football player and sports broadcaster
⚫ **], American news anchor and sportscaster<ref>{{cite journal|title=Current Biography Yearbook|author=H.W. Wilson Company|journal=Current Biography Yearbook: Annual Cumulation|year=2009|publisher=H. W. Wilson Company|issn=0084-9499|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1vwZAAAAYAAJ|access-date=July 11, 2022}}</ref>
* ] * ]
** ], American singer ** ], American singer
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** ], ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Biografía del Presidente Mauricio Macri |url=https://www.casarosada.gob.ar/el-presidente/biografia |website=Casa Rosada |language=es-es |access-date=20 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720135843/https://www.casarosada.gob.ar/el-presidente/biografia |archive-date=20 July 2018 }}</ref> ** ], ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Biografía del Presidente Mauricio Macri |url=https://www.casarosada.gob.ar/el-presidente/biografia |website=Casa Rosada |language=es-es |access-date=20 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720135843/https://www.casarosada.gob.ar/el-presidente/biografia |archive-date=20 July 2018 }}</ref>
* ] – ], East German Olympic weightlifter * ] – ], East German Olympic weightlifter
* ] ], Soviet Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler (d. ]) * ] ], Soviet Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler (d. ])
* ] – ], American soprano<ref>{{cite book|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2020: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|publisher=Bernan Press|year=2019|isbn=9781641433167|page=130}}</ref> * ] – ], American soprano<ref>{{cite book|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2020: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|publisher=Bernan Press|year=2019|isbn=9781641433167|page=130}}</ref>
* ] – ], American tennis player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/john-mcenroe/m047/overview |title=John McEnroe |work=ATP World Tour |access-date=February 26, 2023}}</ref> * ] – ], American tennis player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/john-mcenroe/m047/overview |title=John McEnroe |work=ATP World Tour |access-date=February 26, 2023}}</ref>
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* ] – ], American actress and singer * ] – ], American actress and singer
* ] – ], Irish-American actor * ] – ], Irish-American actor
* ] – ], Japanese nuclear physicist, recipient of the ]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2015/kajita-facts.html | title=Takaaki Kajita - Facts | publisher=] | date=6 October 2015 | access-date=6 October 2015}}</ref> * ] – ], Japanese nuclear physicist, recipient of the ]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2015/kajita-facts.html | title=Takaaki Kajita – Facts | publisher=] | date=6 October 2015 | access-date=6 October 2015}}</ref>
* ] – ], Serbian-American poet, writer, essayist and businessman * ] – ], Serbian-American poet, writer, essayist and businessman
* ] – ], American socialite and philanthropist<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6pd84XvouoQC&dq=Jerry,+Oppenheimer.+House+Hilton.+%22On+March+13,+1959%22&pg=PT73 |last1=Oppenheimer |first1=Jerry|title=House of Hilton|publisher=] |date=2006 |isbn=9780307351951}}</ref> * ] – ], American socialite and philanthropist<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6pd84XvouoQC&dq=Jerry,+Oppenheimer.+House+Hilton.+%22On+March+13,+1959%22&pg=PT73 |last1=Oppenheimer |first1=Jerry|title=House of Hilton|publisher=] |date=2006 |isbn=9780307351951}}</ref>
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** ], Moroccan football player and manager ** ], Moroccan football player and manager
* ] – ], American actor<ref>{{cite book|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2020: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|publisher=Bernan Press|year=2019|isbn=9781641433167|page=207}}</ref> * ] – ], American actor<ref>{{cite book|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2020: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|publisher=Bernan Press|year=2019|isbn=9781641433167|page=207}}</ref>
* ] – ], Zimbabwean activist and politician (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-08-11 |title=Senator Rejoice Timire Dies |url=https://www.thezimbabwemail.com/zimbabwe/senator-rejoice-timire-dies/ |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=] |language=en-GB}}</ref> * ] – ], Zimbabwean activist and politician (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-11 |title=Senator Rejoice Timire Dies |url=https://www.thezimbabwemail.com/zimbabwe/senator-rejoice-timire-dies/ |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=]}}</ref>
⚫ * ]
* ] – ], Italian businessman<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.convegnonazionaleinnovazione.it/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Premiati_motivazioni_2011.pdf |title=Industry and services |editor=convegnonazionaleinnovazione.it |access-date=9 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131171140/http://www.convegnonazionaleinnovazione.it/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Premiati_motivazioni_2011.pdf |archive-date=31 January 2012 }}</ref>
** ], English actress<ref>{{cite news |title=Emma Thompson |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/70692/Emma-Thompson/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016063025/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/70692/Emma-Thompson/biography |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |author=Rebecca Flint Marx |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=] |date=2013 |access-date=12 October 2013}}</ref> ** ], Italian businessman<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.convegnonazionaleinnovazione.it/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Premiati_motivazioni_2011.pdf |title=Industry and services |editor=convegnonazionaleinnovazione.it |access-date=9 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131171140/http://www.convegnonazionaleinnovazione.it/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Premiati_motivazioni_2011.pdf |archive-date=31 January 2012 }}</ref>
* ] – ], Scottish field hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=2583 |title=Alison Ramsay MBE at the British Olympic Committee |access-date=16 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830160740/http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=2583 |archive-date=30 August 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ** ], English actress<ref>{{cite news |title=Emma Thompson |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/70692/Emma-Thompson/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016063025/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/70692/Emma-Thompson/biography |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |author=Rebecca Flint Marx |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2013 |access-date=12 October 2013}}</ref>
** ] ,American Lawyer
* ] – ], Scottish field hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=2583 |title=Alison Ramsay MBE at the British Olympic Committee |access-date=16 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830160740/http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=2583 |archive-date=30 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ] – ], British actor<ref>{{cite book|title=Film Review: Special|publisher=Visual Imagination Limited|year=2005|page=96}}</ref> * ] – ], British actor<ref>{{cite book|title=Film Review: Special|publisher=Visual Imagination Limited|year=2005|page=96}}</ref>
* ] – ], lead vocalist of ]<ref>Apter, Jeff, ''Never Enough: The Story of The Cure'', (2009) Omnibus Press, pp. 3–4; {{ISBN|978-1-84772-739-8}}</ref> * ] – ], lead vocalist of ]<ref>Apter, Jeff, ''Never Enough: The Story of The Cure'', (2009) Omnibus Press, pp. 3–4; {{ISBN|978-1-84772-739-8}}</ref>
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===May=== ===May===
* ] – ], French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter<ref>{{cite book|url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb120662778|title=Notice de personne|language=fr|website=BNF|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> * ] – ], French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb120662778|title=Notice de personne|language=fr|website=BNF|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref>
* ] * ]
** ], Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh<ref>{{cite book|author=Rajamani, R. C|title=Portraits of India's Parliamentarians for the New Millennium: Lok Sabha|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|year=2000|isbn=9788121206921|page=307}}</ref> ** ], Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh<ref>{{cite book|author=Rajamani, R. C|title=Portraits of India's Parliamentarians for the New Millennium: Lok Sabha|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|year=2000|isbn=9788121206921|page=307}}</ref>
** ], British comedian and writer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ben Elton|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/ben_elton/|access-date=2020-11-13|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB}}</ref> ** ], British comedian and writer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ben Elton|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/ben_elton/|access-date=2020-11-13|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref>
* ] * ]
** ], Argentine-Mexican actress and producer of ]s (d. ]) ** ], Argentine-Mexican actress and producer of ]s (d. ])
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* ] – ], Swedish-born hockey player (d. ]) * ] – ], Swedish-born hockey player (d. ])
* ] – ], Canadian physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics<ref>{{cite web |date=6 October 2018 |title=Donna Strickland – Facts – 2018 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2018/strickland/facts/ |publisher=]|access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref> * ] – ], Canadian physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics<ref>{{cite web |date=6 October 2018 |title=Donna Strickland – Facts – 2018 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2018/strickland/facts/ |publisher=]|access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref>
⚫ * ]
* ] – ], British actor<ref>{{cite web | title= Everett, Rupert (1959-) Biography | website=BFI Screenonline | date=29 May 1959 | url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/865655/index.html | access-date=17 September 2022| others= Brian McFarlane, ''Encyclopedia of British Film''}}</ref> ** ], British actor<ref>{{cite web | title= Everett, Rupert (1959-) Biography | website=BFI Screenonline | date=29 May 1959 | url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/865655/index.html | access-date=17 September 2022| author=Brian McFarlane }}</ref>
** ], Brazilian singer and media personality<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferreira |first=Caroline |title=Gretchen faz 65 anos e compartilha reflexão: "Cheia de energia" |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/entretenimento/gretchen-faz-65-anos-e-compartilha-reflexao-cheia-de-energia/#:~:text=Gretchen,%20tamb%C3%A9m%20conhecida%20como%20a,quarta-feira%20(29). |access-date=2024-10-10 |publisher=CNN Brasil |language=pt-BR}}</ref>


===June=== ===June===
* ] – ], American politician and former ].
* ] * ]
** ], Italian football player and manager ** ], Italian football player and manager
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** ], American singer ** ], American singer
* ] * ]
** King ] of Tonga<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Monarch |url=https://www.consulatekot.eu/the-monarch |access-date=1 March 2023|website=Consulate of the Kingdom of Tonga}}</ref> ** King ] of Tonga<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Monarch |url=https://www.consulatekot.eu/the-monarch |access-date=1 March 2023 |website=Consulate of the Kingdom of Tonga |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206101826/https://www.consulatekot.eu/the-monarch |url-status=dead }}</ref>
** ], African-American actor and comedian (d. ]) ** ], African-American actor and comedian (d. ])
* ] * ]
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** ], Indian actor ** ], Indian actor
** ], Dutch artist ** ], Dutch artist
* ] − ], current ] of Malaysia * ] − ], sixteenth ] of Malaysia


===August=== ===August===
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* ] – ], Belgian Indologist * ] – ], Belgian Indologist
* ] – ], American actress * ] – ], American actress
* ] – ], Argentinian singer (d. ])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/08/arts/international/gustavo-cerati-a-star-of-south-americas-pop-scene-dies-at-55.html|title=Gustavo Cerati, a Star of South America's Pop Scene, Dies at 55|date=September 8, 2014|website=New York Times|access-date=February 28, 2023}}</ref> * ] – ], Argentinian singer (d. ])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/08/arts/international/gustavo-cerati-a-star-of-south-americas-pop-scene-dies-at-55.html|title=Gustavo Cerati, a Star of South America's Pop Scene, Dies at 55|date=September 8, 2014|website=The New York Times|access-date=February 28, 2023}}</ref>
* ] * ]
** ], American actress ** ], American actress
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* ] * ]
** ], French business executive (d. ]) ** ], French business executive (d. ])
** ], American biochemist, recipient of the ]<ref>{{cite news|first=James|last=Gallagher|title=Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines|work=]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66983060|date=2023-10-02|accessdate=2023-10-02}}</ref> ** ], American biochemist, recipient of the ]<ref>{{cite news|first=James|last=Gallagher|title=Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66983060|date=2023-10-02|accessdate=2023-10-02}}</ref>
* ] – ], Tajik composer, singer and actor * ] – ], Tajik composer, singer and actor
* ] – ], American actor * ] – ], American actor
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* ] * ]
** ], American artistic gymnast ** ], American artistic gymnast
** ], American journalist<ref>{{Citation|title=Chris Hansen Social Blade|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCgKTJAN-IrVyX-jIJ5INEhA|language=en|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref> ** ], American journalist<ref>{{Citation|title=Chris Hansen Social Blade|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCgKTJAN-IrVyX-jIJ5INEhA|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref>
* ] – ], Norwegian rock singer (]) * ] – ], Norwegian rock singer (])
* ] – ], Canadian actor * ] – ], Canadian actor
* ] – ], Venezuelan politician<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olivia Lozano |url=https://poderopediave.org/persona/olivia-lozano/ |access-date=10 April 2021 |website=Poderopedia}}</ref>
* ] * ]
** ], Canadian soccer player ** ], Canadian soccer player
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** ], American actress (d. ]) ** ], American actress (d. ])
* ] – ], Nauruan politician * ] – ], Nauruan politician
* ] – ], Norwegian Nynorsk novelist, dramatist and poet, recipient of the ]<ref>{{cite news|first=Paul|last=Glynn|title=Jon Fosse: 'Innovative' Norwegian author and playwright wins Nobel Literature Prize|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67016421|work=BBC News|date=2023-10-05|accessdate=2023-10-06}}</ref> * ] – ], Norwegian Nynorsk novelist, dramatist and poet, recipient of the ]<ref>{{cite news|first=Paul|last=Glynn|title=Jon Fosse: 'Innovative' Norwegian author and playwright wins Nobel Literature Prize|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67016421|publisher=BBC News|date=2023-10-05|accessdate=2023-10-06}}</ref>
* ] * ]
**], Uruguayan scientist<ref>{{cite web|title=Ana Denicola|url=http://www.ianas.org/index.php/members/78-ianas/491-ana-denicola|website=ianas.org|publisher=Inter-American Network of Academics of Sciences|access-date=17 November 2017|archive-date=17 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117123016/http://www.ianas.org/index.php/members/78-ianas/491-ana-denicola|url-status=dead}}</ref> **], Uruguayan scientist<ref>{{cite web|title=Ana Denicola|url=http://www.ianas.org/index.php/members/78-ianas/491-ana-denicola|website=ianas.org|publisher=Inter-American Network of Academics of Sciences|access-date=17 November 2017|archive-date=17 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117123016/http://www.ianas.org/index.php/members/78-ianas/491-ana-denicola|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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* ] – ], Russian artist * ] – ], Russian artist
* ] – ], American golfer * ] – ], American golfer
* ] – ], British musician<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.petshopboys.co.uk/history/195910 |title=Pet Shop Boys Official Site, History Section |publisher=Petshopboys.co.uk |access-date=28 October 2010}}</ref> * ] – ], British musician<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.petshopboys.co.uk/history/195910 |title=Pet Shop Boys Official Site, History Section |publisher=Petshopboys.co.uk |access-date=28 October 2010 |archive-date=May 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517230408/http://petshopboys.co.uk/history/195910 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ] – ], English music producer and television talent show judge * ] – ], English music producer and television talent show judge
* ] * ]
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** ], American singer and parodist ** ], American singer and parodist
** ], American producer, writer and director ** ], American producer, writer and director
* ] – ], American politician, governor and representative from ]
* ] – ], Australian rock singer (d. ]) * ] – ], Australian rock singer (d. ])
* ] – ], ] * ]
** ], ]
** ], Greek politician
* ] – ], American basketball coach * ] – ], American basketball coach
* ] – ], 5th ] (d. ]) * ] – ], 5th ] (d. ])
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* ] – ], American actress * ] – ], American actress
* ] – ], American actress * ] – ], American actress
* ] – ], American actress (d. ]) * ]
** ], American actress (d. ])
** ], British actor
* ] – ], British politician (d. ])<ref>{{cite web |title=Charles Kennedy obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jun/02/charles-kennedy |website=the Guardian |access-date=31 May 2021 |language=en |date=2015-06-02}}</ref> * ] – ], British politician (d. ])<ref>{{cite web |title=Charles Kennedy obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jun/02/charles-kennedy |website=The Guardian |access-date=31 May 2021|date=2015-06-02}}</ref>
*] – ], Russian serial killer and rapist (d. 1996)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.serial-killers.ru/karts/golovkin.htm |title=Slaughter-House. Серийные убийцы. Биография Сергея Головкина |access-date=April 20, 2024 |archive-date=March 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306221149/http://www.serial-killers.ru/karts/golovkin.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ] – ], Russian violinist * ] – ], Russian violinist
* ] – ], American actor * ] – ], American actor
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** ], Russian executive ** ], Russian executive
** ], American professional ice hockey player<ref>{{Ice hockey stats|legends=10170}}</ref> ** ], American professional ice hockey player<ref>{{Ice hockey stats|legends=10170}}</ref>
⚫ * ]
⚫ * ] – ], German tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Sylvia Hanika |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/80012/name |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}</ref>
** ], singer, musician, actress, and artist
** ], singer, songwriter, actress, and artist
⚫ ** ], German tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Sylvia Hanika |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/80012/name |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}</ref>


===December=== ===December===
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* ] – ], Japanese artist * ] – ], Japanese artist
* ] – ], Japanese president of Nintendo (d. ]) * ] – ], Japanese president of Nintendo (d. ])
* ] – ], Taiwanese politician
* ] – ], American actor * ] – ], American actor
* ] – ], American composer * ] – ], American composer
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** ], American actor ** ], American actor
** ], Nauruan politician and composer, 14th ] ** ], Nauruan politician and composer, 14th ]

===Full date unknown===
*], Lebanese photographer<ref>{{cite web |title=Espace Artistique Polyvalent |url=http://www.espacesd.com/hpaulzgheib.htm |publisher=SD Space Concept & Design |access-date=17 June 2024 |date=13 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113134445/http://www.espacesd.com/hpaulzgheib.htm |archive-date=November 13, 2006 }}</ref>


==Deaths== ==Deaths==
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** ] (J.P. Richardson), American rock singer (b. ]) ** ] (J.P. Richardson), American rock singer (b. ])
** ], American rock singer (b. ]) ** ], American rock singer (b. ])
** ], American rock singer (b. ]) ** ], American rock singer (b. ])
* ] – ], Irish actress (b. ]) * ] – ], Irish actress (b. ])
* ] – ], South African politician, 4th ] (b. ])<ref name="hartfordcourantobit">{{cite news|title=D. F. Malan, S. African Racist, Dies|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/370706726/?terms=%22D.%2BF.%2BMalan%22|access-date=18 February 2018|work=Hartford Courant|date=8 February 1959|page=5|via=]|url-access=registration }}</ref> * ] – ], South African politician, 4th ] (b. ])<ref name="hartfordcourantobit">{{cite news|title=D. F. Malan, S. African Racist, Dies|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/370706726/?terms=%22D.%2BF.%2BMalan%22|access-date=18 February 2018|work=Hartford Courant|date=8 February 1959|page=5|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=registration }}</ref>
* ] – ], American race car driver (b. ]) * ] – ], American race car driver (b. ])
* ] – ], American composer (b. ]) * ] – ], American composer (b. ])
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]]] ]]]
* ] – ], Soviet ] priest, bishop, martyr and blessed (b. ]) * ] – ], Soviet ] priest, bishop, martyr and blessed (b. ])
* ] – ], German physicist and electrical engineer (b. ])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://statues.vanderkrogt.net/object.php?webpage=ST&record=dens364|title=Cuxhaven - Jonathan Zenneck|website=statues.vanderkrogt.net}}</ref> * ] – ], German physicist and electrical engineer (b. ])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://statues.vanderkrogt.net/object.php?webpage=ST&record=dens364|title=Cuxhaven – Jonathan Zenneck|website=statues.vanderkrogt.net}}</ref>
* ] – ], American architect (b. ]) * ] – ], American architect (b. ])
* ] – ], American actor (b. ]) * ] – ], American actor (b. ])
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* ] – ], 52nd ] (b. ]) * ] – ], 52nd ] (b. ])
* ] – ], American baseball player (b. ]) * ] – ], American baseball player (b. ])
* ] – ], Hungarian violinist (b. ])


===June=== ===June===
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* ] – ], English author (b. ]) * ] – ], English author (b. ])
* ] – ], British diplomat (b. ])
* ] – ], American director (b. ]) * ] – ], American director (b. ])
* ] – ], Italian sculptor (b. ]) * ] – ], Italian sculptor (b. ])
⚫ * ] – ], German chemist, ] laureate (b. ])
⚫ * ]
⚫ * ] – ], Irish diplomat (b. ])<ref></ref>
** ], English actor and director (b. ])
⚫ ** ], German chemist, ] laureate (b. ])
⚫ * ] – ], Irish diplomat (b. ])<ref></ref>
* ] – ], Chilean politician, acting ] (b. ]) * ] – ], Chilean politician, acting ] (b. ])
* ] – ], Polish ophthalmologist (b. ]) * ] – ], Polish ophthalmologist (b. ])
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** ], American stage and screen actress (b. ]) ** ], American stage and screen actress (b. ])
** ], Italian poet (b. ]) ** ], Italian poet (b. ])
* ] – ], Japanese politician, 34th ] (b. ]) * ]
** ], Japanese politician, 34th ] (b. ])
** ], Australian scientist (b. ])<ref></ref>
⚫ * ]
** ], French physician (b. ]) * ] – ], American Olympic diver (b. ])
** ], American Olympic diver (b. ])
* ] * ]
** ], Italian soldier (b. ]) ** ], Italian soldier (b. ])
** ], Polish actress (b. ])
** ], French writer, poet, singer and musician (b. ]) ** ], French writer, poet, singer and musician (b. ])
* ] – ], Lebanese militant (b. ])
* ] * ]
** ] (b. ]) ** ] (b. ])
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===July=== ===July===
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* ] – ], Russian biologist (b. ]) * ] – ], Russian biologist (b. ])
* ] – ], Norwegian novelist and dramatist (b. ]) * ] – ], Norwegian novelist and dramatist (b. ])
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* ] * ]
** ], Spanish painter (b. ]) ** ], Spanish painter (b. ])
** ], English music critic (b. ])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781783271900/ernest-newman/|title=Ernest Newman}}</ref> ** ], English music critic (b. ])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781783271900/ernest-newman/|title=Ernest Newman|date=May 14, 2020 }}</ref>
* ] – ], English cricketer (b. ])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/charlie-parker-18418|title=Charlie Parker profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
* ] – ], Swiss clown (b. ]) * ] – ], Swiss clown (b. ])
* ] * ]
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===August=== ===August===
]]] ]]]
⚫ * ] – ], American politician (b. ])
* ] – ], Italian tenor (b. ])
* ] – ], Romanian ] prelate (b. ]) * ] – ], Romanian ] prelate (b. ])
* ] – ], English poet (b. ])
* ] – ], American film director and writer (b. ]) * ] – ], American film director and writer (b. ])
* ] * ]
** ], Australian Aboriginal artist (b. ]) ** ], Australian Aboriginal artist (b. ])
** ], Italian ] priest and politician (b. ]) ** ], Italian ] priest and politician (b. ])
** ], Spanish politician and writer (b. ])
* ] – ], Czechoslovak poet (b. ]) * ] – ], Czechoslovak poet (b. ])
* ] – ], American Piedmont blues singer and guitarist (b. ])
* ] * ]
** ], American US Navy Fleet admiral (b. ])<ref>{{cite news |url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c9cjAAAAIBAJ&pg=7080%2C3200658 |work=Milwaukee Journal |agency=Associated Press |title=Admiral Halsey dies; beat Japanese fleet |date=August 17, 1959 |page=4, part 1 }}</ref> ** ], American US Navy Fleet admiral (b. ])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c9cjAAAAIBAJ&pg=7080%2C3200658 |work=Milwaukee Journal |agency=Associated Press |title=Admiral Halsey dies; beat Japanese fleet |date=August 17, 1959 |page=4, part 1 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
** ], Polish harpsichordist (b. ]) ** ], Polish harpsichordist (b. ])
⚫ * ] – ], American Piedmont blues singer and guitarist (b. ])
** ], Brazilian military officer (b. ])
* ] – ], British aviation pioneer (b. ])
* ] – ], Soviet ] bishop and reverend (b. ])
* ] – ], American-born British sculptor (b. ]) * ] – ], American-born British sculptor (b. ])
* ]
** ], German writer, producer and director (b. ])
** ], English actor and producer (b. ])
* ] * ]
** ], international lawyer (b. ]) ** ], Polish lawyer (b. ])
** ], Czech composer (b. ]) ** ], Czech composer (b. ])


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* ] – ], American actor (b. ]) * ] – ], American actor (b. ])
* ] – ], American actor (b. ]) * ] – ], American actor (b. ])
* ] – ], German painter (b. ]) * ] – ], German painter (b. ])
* ] – ], Russian commander (b. ]) * ] – ], Russian commander (b. ])
* ] * ]
** ], Austrian composer and music theorist (b. ]) ** ], Austrian composer and music theorist (b. ])
** ], British field marshal (b. ]) ** ], British field marshal (b. ])
* ] – ], German-Austrian-Mexican painter, sculptor and art philosopher (b. ]) * ] – ], German-Austrian-Mexican painter, sculptor and art philosopher (b. ])
* ] * ] – ], American actress (b. ])
** ], 4th ] (b. ]) * ] – ], 4th ] (b. ])
** ], American actress (b. ])
* ] * ]
** ], German racing driver (b. ]) ** ], German racing driver (b. ])
** ], American general (b. ])<ref></ref>
** ], American tennis player (b. ]) ** ], American tennis player (b. ])
* ] – ], American actor (b. ]) * ] – ], American actor (b. ])


===October=== ===October===
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* ] – ], American tenor (b. ]) * ] – ], American tenor (b. ])
* ] – ], Japanese microbiologist and lieutenant general of ] (b. ]) * ] – ], Japanese microbiologist and lieutenant general of ] (b. ])
* ] – ], Austrian playwright and director (b. ])
* ] – ], Australian actor (b. ]) * ] – ], Australian actor (b. ])
* ] – ], Ukrainian nationalist leader (b. ]) * ] – ], Ukrainian nationalist leader (b. ])
* ] – ], ], recipient of the ] (b. ]) * ] – ], ], recipient of the ] (b. ])
* ] * ] – ], Algerian athlete (b. ])
** ], Algerian athlete (b. ])
** ], American admiral (b. ])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/9573|title=Frederick Horne - Recipient -|website=valor.militarytimes.com}}</ref>
* ] – ], 29th ] (b. ]) * ] – ], 29th ] (b. ])
* ] – ], German actor (b. ]) * ] – ], German actor (b. ])
* ] – ], Australian politician (b. ]) * ] – ], Australian politician (b. ])
* ] – ], Spanish poet (b. ]) * ] – ], Cuban revolutionary (b. ])
⚫ * ] – King ] of ] (b. ])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.info/on-this-day/1959-sisavang-vong-king-of-laos-who-had-around-15-wives-and-50-children/|title=1959: Sisavang Vong: King of Laos who had around 15 Wives and 50 Children|date=October 28, 2019}}</ref>
* ]
** ], Hungarian painter (b. ])
** ], Cuban revolutionary (b. ])
⚫ * ] – King ] of ] (b. ])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.info/on-this-day/1959-sisavang-vong-king-of-laos-who-had-around-15-wives-and-50-children/|title=1959: Sisavang Vong: King of Laos who had around 15 Wives and 50 Children|date=October 28, 2019}}</ref>


===November=== ===November===
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⚫ * ] – ], Chinese general and politician ] (b. ])
⚫ * ]
** ], Tamil film actor and producer (b. ])
⚫ ** ], Chinese general and politician, second and final ] (b. ])
* ] – ], Italian ] cardinal and eminence (b. ]) * ] – ], Italian ] cardinal and eminence (b. ])
⚫ * ] – ], Austrian mathematician, physicist and philosopher (b. ])
* ]
** ], Greek ] priest, elder and saint (b. ])
⚫ ** ], Austrian mathematician, physicist and philosopher (b. ])
* ] * ]
** ], Filipino politician and judge, 3rd ] (b. ]) ** ], Filipino politician and judge, 3rd ] (b. ])
** ], Russian architect (b. ]) ** ], Russian architect (b. ])
* ] * ] – ], English actor and boxer (b. ])
** ], ] (b. ])
** ], English actor and boxer (b. ])
* ] – ], founder of the ] (b. ])
* ] – ], British actor (b. ]) * ] – ], British actor (b. ])
* ] – ], Scottish physicist, ] laureate (b. ]) * ] – ], Scottish physicist, ] laureate (b. ])
* ] – ], Brazilian composer (b. ]) * ] – ], Brazilian composer (b. ])
* ] – ], Canadian ] prelate and reverend (b. ]) * ] – ], 2-time ] (b. ])
* ] – ], Colombian political figure, 2-time ] (b. ]) * ] – ], American boxer and actor (b. ])
* ]
** ], American boxer and actor (b. ])
** ], Norwegian politician, ] (b. ])
* ] – ], American tennis champion (b. ]) * ] – ], American tennis champion (b. ])
* ] * ]
** ], Russian sculptor (b. ]) ** ], Russian sculptor (b. ])
** ], 42nd Prime Minister of Romania (b. ]) ** ], 42nd Prime Minister of Romania (b. ])
** ], Australian rugby league player (b. ])
* ] – ], French actor (b. ]) * ] – ], French actor (b. ])
* ] – ], Canadian educator and sports executive (b. ])


===December=== ===December===
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* ] – ], Soviet ] archbishop and reverend (b. ]) * ] – ], Soviet ] archbishop and reverend (b. ])
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** ], English actor (b. ]) ** ], English actor (b. ])
** ] (b. ]) ** ] (b. ])
* ] – ], American baseball player (]) and a member of the ] (b. ]) * ] – ], American baseball player (b. ])
* ] – ], British painter (b. ]) * ] – ], British painter (b. ])
* ] – ], 31st ] (b. ]) * ] – ], 31st ] (b. ])
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* ] – ], British politician (b. ]) * ] – ], British politician (b. ])
* ] – ], Croatian fascist leader and WWII war criminal (b. ]) * ] – ], Croatian fascist leader and WWII war criminal (b. ])
* ] – ], Uruguayan writer (b. ])


===Unknown=== ===Unknown===

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This article is about the year 1959. For other uses, see 1959 (disambiguation). From top left, clockwise: Fidel Castro takes over Cuba; Tsarong Dazang Dramdul and several Tibetan monks captured by the PLA during the 1959 Tibetan uprising; The MOSFET (MOS transistor) is invented by Mohamed Atalla and Dawon Kahng at Bell Labs.; Site of Australopithecus boisei discovery in Tanzania.; Surface weather analysis of Typhoon Vera; Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev at the American National Exhibition; The Day the Music Died: The wreckage of the Bonanza at the crash site that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper; Damage to the Congolese Public Market in Léopoldville from the Léopoldville riots. Calendar year
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1959 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1959
MCMLIX
Ab urbe condita2712
Armenian calendar1408
ԹՎ ՌՆԸ
Assyrian calendar6709
Baháʼí calendar115–116
Balinese saka calendar1880–1881
Bengali calendar1365–1366
Berber calendar2909
British Regnal year7 Eliz. 2 – 8 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar2503
Burmese calendar1321
Byzantine calendar7467–7468
Chinese calendar戊戌年 (Earth Dog)
4656 or 4449
    — to —
己亥年 (Earth Pig)
4657 or 4450
Coptic calendar1675–1676
Discordian calendar3125
Ethiopian calendar1951–1952
Hebrew calendar5719–5720
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat2015–2016
 - Shaka Samvat1880–1881
 - Kali Yuga5059–5060
Holocene calendar11959
Igbo calendar959–960
Iranian calendar1337–1338
Islamic calendar1378–1379
Japanese calendarShōwa 34
(昭和３４年)
Javanese calendar1890–1891
Juche calendar48
Julian calendarGregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar4292
Minguo calendarROC 48
民國48年
Nanakshahi calendar491
Thai solar calendar2502
Tibetan calendar阳土狗年
(male Earth-Dog)
2085 or 1704 or 932
    — to —
阴土猪年
(female Earth-Pig)
2086 or 1705 or 933

1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1959th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 959th year of the 2nd millennium, the 59th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1950s decade.

Calendar year

Events

Map of the world in 1959, highlighting the main world affairs of the year

January

January 8: Fidel Castro arrives in Havana
Main article: January 1959

February

Main article: February 1959
February 17: Technical drawing of Vanguard 2

March

Main article: March 1959

April

Main article: April 1959

May

May 28: Miss Baker awaits launch.
Main article: May 1959

June

Main article: June 1959

July

July 24: Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and USA Vice President Richard Nixon engage in the Kitchen Debate
Main article: July 1959

August

August 7: Launch of Explorer 6
Main article: August 1959

September

Track of a tropical cyclone as represented by colored dots; each dot represents the storm's position and intensity at 6-hour intervals.
September 26: Typhoon Vera storm path
Map key Saffir–Simpson scale   Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown Storm type circle Tropical cyclone square Subtropical cyclone triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression
Main article: September 1959

October

October 21: Atrium of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Main article: October 1959

November

Main article: November 1959

December

Main article: December 1959

Date unknown

Births

Births
January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December
Rigoberta Menchú
Linda Blair
Mauricio Macri
Joachim Kunz
John McEnroe
Vazgen Sargsyan
Jens Stoltenberg
Laura Chinchilla
Alberto Fernández
David Hyde Pierce
Dame Emma Thompson
Sean Bean
Pedro Pierluisi
Stephen Harper
Hugh Laurie
Klaus Iohannis
Christian Wulff
Suzanne Vega
Tupou VI
Susana Martinez
Kevin Spacey
Sanjay Dutt
Rosanna Arquette
Gustavo Cerati
Magic Johnson
Morten Harket
Elizabeth Peña
Mauricio Funes
Ken Watanabe
Evo Morales
John Magufuli
Bryan Adams
Sean Young
Florence Griffith Joyner

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Full date unknown

Deaths

January

Cecil B. DeMille

February

The Big Bopper
Buddy Holly
Baby Dodds

March

Lou Costello
Ichirō Hatoyama

April

Frank Lloyd Wright

May

John Foster Dulles

June

Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus
Hitoshi Ashida

July

Billie Holiday
William D. Leahy

August

William Halsey Jr.

September

Edmund Gwenn
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike

October

Errol Flynn
George Marshall

November

Jose P. Laurel
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson

December

Ante Pavelić

Unknown

Nobel Prizes

Notes

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