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==Events== ==Events==
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===January=== ===January===
]: American statehood for ]]]
]: ] arrives in ]]] ]: ] arrives in ]]]
]: Boeing 707 begins service]]
{{Main|January 1959}} {{Main|January 1959}}
* ] – ]: ] flees ] when the forces of ] advance.<ref>{{cite book|title=Handbook on the Cuban Armed Forces|publisher=DIA|year=1979|page=1}}</ref>
* ]
* ] – Soviet lunar probe ] is the first human-made object to attain ] from Earth. It reaches the vicinity of Earth's ], where it was intended to crash-land, but instead becomes the first ] to go into ].
** ]s of plants named after this date must be named in a modern language, not in ].
** ]: ] flees ] when the forces of ] advance.
* ]
** ] discontinues four soap operas: '']'', ''Our Gal Sunday'', ''The Road of Life'', and ''This is Nora Drake''.
** The ] successfully launches the ] spacecraft from ].
* ] * ]
** The island of ] in the ] declares independence.
** ] 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>
* ] * ]
** In ], rebel troops led by ] and ] enter the city of ]. ** In ], rebel troops led by ] and ] enter the city of ].
** ]: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ] Party in ] in the ]. ** ]: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ] Party in ] in the ].
* ] – The ] is inaugurated.
* ]
** ] arrives in Havana.
** The ] is inaugurated.
* ] – The United States recognizes the new ]n government of ]. * ] – The United States recognizes the new ]n government of ].
* ] – ] is inaugurated as the first president of the ]. * ] – ] is inaugurated as the first president of the ].
* ] – The ] in Spain, a flood caused by a dam collapse, nearly destroys the town of ] and kills 144 residents.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://elpais.com/diario/1999/01/10/espana/915922818_850215.html |title=40 años de la tragedia de Ribadelago, en la que murieron 144 personas |language=es |first=José |last=Lera |date=10 January 1999 |location=Zamora |access-date=12 September 2018 |newspaper=] |publisher=]}}</ref>
* ] – The ] recognizes the new Castro government.
* ] – The ] recognizes the new Castro government of Cuba.
* ] – The ] is founded in ]. * ] – The ] is founded in ].
* ] – ] was founded by ] in ],
* ]
** The ] are discovered in Spain.
** ] is founded by ] in ].
* ] – ] execute 71 supporters of ].
* ] – The ] conducts its ] after ]. * ] – The ] conducts its ] after ].
* ] – The ] is established. * ] – The ] is established.
* ] – ]: Water breaches the River Slope Mine in ] near ]; 12 miners are killed. * ] – ]: Water breaches the River Slope Mine in ], near ], United States; 12 miners are killed.
* ] * ]
** ] begins the first U.S. domestic jet service with a ] ] flight between ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Today in History|newspaper=Washington Post Express|date=25 January 2012|page=26}}</ref>
** The ] ] begins service.
** ] announces that the ] will be convened in Rome. ** ] announces that the ] will be convened in Rome.
* ] – ] releases his 16th animated film, '']'' in ]. It is Disney's first animated film to be shown in ] and modern ].<ref>'']'' had also used a multi-speaker stereophonic sound system, but it was primitive compared to the one used in ''Sleeping Beauty''.</ref> Also on the program is Disney's new live-action short subject '']'', which uses the music of ]'s '']''. ''Grand Canyon'' wins an ] for ].
* ] – Danish passenger/cargo ship {{MS|Hans Hedtoft}}, returning to ] after its maiden voyage to ], strikes an iceberg and sinks off the Greenland coast with the loss of all 95 on board.<ref>{{cite news|title=Three Rescue Vessels Reach Ship-Iceberg Collision Scene|location=Oakland|newspaper=Tribune|date=1959-01-31|page=1}}</ref> * ] – Danish passenger/cargo ship {{MS|Hans Hedtoft}}, returning to ] after its maiden voyage to ], strikes an iceberg and sinks off the Greenland coast with the loss of all 95 on board.<ref>{{cite news|title=Three Rescue Vessels Reach Ship-Iceberg Collision Scene|location=Oakland|newspaper=Tribune|date=1959-01-31|page=1}}</ref>


===February=== ===February===
{{Main|February 1959}} {{Main|February 1959}}
]: Technical drawing of ]]] ]: Technical drawing of ]]]
* ] – A ] turns down ].
* ] – Nine ski hikers mysteriously perish in the northern ] in the ] and are all found dead a few weeks later. * ] – Nine ski hikers mysteriously perish in the northern ] in the ] and are all found dead a few weeks later.
* ] * ]
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* ] – At ], the first successful test firing of a ] is accomplished. * ] – At ], the first successful test firing of a ] is accomplished.
* ] – ] and ] set trade relations (not diplomatic ones). * ] – ] and ] set trade relations (not diplomatic ones).
* ] – ], ]'s second ] goes into operation. * ] – ], ]'s second ] goes into operation between ] and France.
* ] * ] – ] becomes Premier of ].
** ] becomes Premier of ].
** A ] causes a massive power outage in ].
* ] – ], 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.
* ] – The United Kingdom decides to grant independence to ]. * ] – First of the ] under which the United Kingdom agrees to grant independence to ].
* ] – The ] cancels the ] ] project. * ] – The ] cancels the ] ] project.
* ] – ] wins the ] at ].


===March=== ===March===
] in ], ], traditional residence of the ] until March 1959. (2006 photo)]]
]: Jazz trumpeter ].]]
]: The ] retire]]
]: ] opens in ]]]
{{Main|March 1959}} {{Main|March 1959}}
* ] * ]
** The {{USS|Tuscaloosa|CA-37|6}}, {{USS|New Orleans|CA-32|6}}, {{USS|Tennessee|BB-43|6}} and {{USS|West Virginia|BB-48|6}} are stricken from the United States ]. ** The {{USS|Tuscaloosa|CA-37|6}}, {{USS|New Orleans|CA-32|6}}, {{USS|Tennessee|BB-43|6}} and {{USS|West Virginia|BB-48|6}} are stricken from the United States ].
** ] ] returns to ] from exile. ** ] ] returns to ] from exile.
* ] – Lunar probe ] becomes the first American object to escape dominance by Earth's gravity.
* ] – Recording sessions for the album '']'' by ] take place at ] in New York City.
* ] – Lunar probe '']'' becomes the first American object to escape dominance by Earth's gravity.
* ] – The ] make their last television appearance, in '']'', part of ].
* ] – ]'s ] doll debuts in the United States. * ] – ]'s ] doll debuts in the United States.
* ] – The ] erupts in ] when Chinese officials attempt to arrest the ]. * ] – The ] erupts in ] when Chinese officials attempt to arrest the ].
* ] – The ], staged in ], is won for the ] by "]" sung by ] (music by Dick Schallies, lyrics by Willy van Hemert).
* ]
** '']'' by ] opens on ].
** The ], staged in ], is won for the ] by "]" sung by ] (music by Dick Schallies, lyrics by Willy van Hemert).
* ] – ] escapes ] and arrives in ]. * ] – ] escapes ] and arrives in ].
* ] – American President ] signs a ] to grant statehood to ]. * ] – U.S. President ] signs the ], granting statehood to ].
* ] – Two other islands join ] in the ] (abolished September ]), in the Maldives Islands. * ] – The other two southern islands of the ], ] and ], join ] in forming the ] (abolished September ]).
* ] – The ], the government of ], is abolished by an order signed by Chinese premier ]. The ] is replaced in China by the Panchen Lama.
* ] – ]ist ] holds initial recording sessions for the album '']'' with ] and ].
* ] – The ] is granted asylum in ].
* ] – The ], the government of ], is abolished by an order signed by Chinese premier ]. The ] is replaced in China by a puppet ruler, the Panchen Lama.
* ]
** The ] is granted asylum in ].
** The original ] amusement park opens in ], U.S.


===April=== ===April===
{{Main|April 1959}} {{Main|April 1959}}
* ] – The ] ceremony is held. * ] – The ] ceremony is held in Hollywood. Musical film '']'' receives a record 9 Oscars.
* ] – The ] (IADB) is established. * ] – The ] (IADB) is established.
* ] – ] 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.
* ] – Recording sessions for the influential ] album '']'' by ] take place at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City.
* ] – The ] linking the ] and the Atlantic Ocean officially opens to shipping.
* ] – ] elects ] as ], as a successor of ]. * ] – ] elects ] as ], as a successor of ].


===May=== ===May===
]: ] awaits launch.]] ]: ] awaits launch.]]
{{Main|May 1959}} {{Main|May 1959}}
* May – In the United Kingdom:
* May
** ] are lifted in the United Kingdom. ** ] are lifted.
** The first ] event is held on ] in England. ** The first ] event is held on ].
* ] – ]: Nottingham Forest defeats Luton Town 2–1 at ]. * ] – ]: Nottingham Forest defeats Luton Town 2–1 at ].
* ] – Tenor ] ] begins two days of principal recording sessions for his ] album '']''.
* ] – English scientist and novelist ] delivers an influential ] on '']'', concerning a perceived breakdown of communication between the ]s and ], in the ] (U.K.)
* ] – The first ] pizza restaurant is opened, in ].
* ] – The ] is inaugurated in ], ].
* ] – 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 ].
* ] – 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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* ] * ]
** ] becomes a self-governing crown colony of Britain with ] as Prime Minister. ** ] becomes a self-governing crown colony of Britain with ] as Prime Minister.
** ] beats ] 2–0 at ], ] and wins the ] (football). ** ] beats ] 2–0 at ], ] and wins the ] (Association football).
* ] – A new government of the ] is sworn in by Sir William Goode. Two former ministers are re-elected to the Legislative Assembly. * ] – A new government of the ] is sworn in by Sir William Goode. Two former ministers are re-elected to the Legislative Assembly.
* ] – The ] and ] attempt the delivery of mail via ]. * ] – The ] and ] attempt the delivery of mail via ].
* ] – The ] is launched as the first submarine to carry ]s. * ] – The ] is launched as the first submarine to carry ]s.
* ] – A 3-front invasion of the ] by exile forces backed by ] and ] attempt to overthrow ].
* ]
** ], the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in ].
** A 3-front invasion of the ] by exile forces backed by ] and ] attempt to overthrow ].
* ] – The film '']'', based on the best-selling novel, is released. ] stars as the title character; she later says that this is her favorite film role. The film is a ] hit, and is nominated for several ]. * ] – The film '']'', based on the best-selling novel, is released. ] stars as the title character; she later says that this is her favorite film role. The film is a ] hit, and is nominated for several ].
* ] * ]
** ] becomes the third ] of ]. ** ] becomes the third ] of ].
** Convicted ] spy ] is released after only 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 ].
* ] – A ] ], believed to be the first operational reconnaissance satellite, is launched as science mission "]" from ] aboard a ] rocket.
* ] – 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>
* ]
** ] (]) and United States President ] open the ].
** '']'', a film based on ]'s ], is released in the U.S. by ] two days after a ] in Ireland.
* ] – Twenty-one students are killed and more than a hundred injured when an American North American ] jet crashes into Miamori Elementary School on the 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===
]: Soviet Premier ] and USA Vice President ] engage in the ]]]
]: Site of ] discovery in ].]]
]: Soviet Premier ] and USA Vice President ] engage in the ]]]
{{Main|July 1959}} {{Main|July 1959}}
* ] – Australia's longest running children's TV series, '']'', first airs on ].
* ] – ] marries Italian ] ]. * ] – ] marries Italian ] ].
* ] – With the admission of Alaska as the 49th ] earlier in the year, the 49-star ] debuts in ]. * ] – With the admission of Alaska as the 49th ] earlier in the year, the 49-star ] debuts in ].
* ] – At 14:28 UT ] ] the star ]. The rare event (which will next occur on October 1, 2044) is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of Venus' atmosphere. * ] – At 14:28 UT ] ] the star ]. The rare event (which will next occur on October 1, 2044) is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of Venus' atmosphere.
* ] – Wing Commander ] flying a ] ] sets a record of 11 hours 27 minutes for a non-stop ]-] flight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rafweb.org/Records.htm|title=Records set by the RAF|publisher=Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation|accessdate=June 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812152044/http://www.rafweb.org/Records.htm|archive-date=August 12, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> * ] – Wing Commander ] flying a ] ] sets a record of 11 hours 27 minutes for a non-stop ]-] flight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rafweb.org/Records.htm|title=Records set by the RAF|publisher=Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation|access-date=June 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812152044/http://www.rafweb.org/Records.htm|archive-date=August 12, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ] – Groups of ] and ] militias rebel in ] against the central government.<ref>{{cite news|title=Iraq revolt Is Stil Reported Raging|newspaper=St. Petersburg Times|location=St. Petersburg, FL|date=July 21, 1959|page=A1|accessdate= June 27, 2012|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N9MNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FncDAAAAIBAJ}}</ref> * ] – Groups of ] and ] militias rebel in ] against the central government.<ref>{{cite news|title=Iraq revolt Is Stil Reported Raging|newspaper=St. Petersburg Times|location=St. Petersburg, FL|date=July 21, 1959|page=A1|access-date=June 27, 2012|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N9MNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FncDAAAAIBAJ|archive-date=January 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128195352/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N9MNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FncDAAAAIBAJ|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ] – A ] occurs against the United States' ] industry.
* ] – The first skull of '']'' is discovered by ] and his wife ] in the ] of ]. * ] – The first skull of '']'' is discovered by ] and his wife ] in the ] of ].
* ] – A ] medical research group studying ] concludes that it is caused by ]. * ] – A ] medical research group studying ] concludes that it is caused by ].
* ] – At the opening of the ] in Moscow, ] ] and ] ] engage in the "]".
* ]
** At the opening of the ] in Moscow, ] ] and ] ] engage in the "]".
** In ], ], ] of ] will crown ].
* ] – The ] ] crosses the ] from ] to ] in just over 2 hours, on the 50th anniversary of ]'s first crossing by ] craft. * ] – The ] ] crosses the ] from ] to ] in just over 2 hours, on the 50th anniversary of ]'s first crossing by ] craft.


===August=== ===August===
]: Launch of ]]] ]: Launch of ]]]
]: Interior of the ]]]

{{Main|August 1959}} {{Main|August 1959}}
* ] – ] is declared in ]. * ] – ] is declared in ].
* ] * ]
** ]: The United States launches '']'' from the Atlantic Missile Range in ], ]. ** ]: The United States launches ] from the Atlantic Missile Range in ], ].
** United States: The ] kills 14 and causes $12&nbsp;million worth of damage. ** The ] in Oregon, caused when a truck carrying explosives catches fire, kills 14 and causes $12&nbsp;million worth of damage.
* ] – A flood in ] kills 2,000. * ] – A flood in ] kills 2,000.
* ] – '']'' sends the first picture of Earth from orbit. * ] – ] sends the first picture of Earth from orbit.
* ] – ] gains independence. * ] – ] gains independence.
* ] * ] – In the United States:
** The ] in southwest Montana kills 28. ** The ] in southwest Montana kills 28.
** ] releases ] album '']''. ** ]' influential ] album '']'' is released.
* ] – The ] (CENTO) is established. * ] – The ] (CENTO) is established.
* ] – ] is admitted as the 50th ]. * ] – ] is admitted as the 50th and last ].
* ] – The original ] designed by Sir ] is launched. * ] – The original ] car, designed by Sir ], is launched in England.
* ] – ]: South Vietnamese opposition figure ] is elected to the National Assembly despite ] being bussed in to vote for President ]'s candidate.<ref>{{cite book| title=The Last Confucian: Vietnam, South-East Asia, and the West | first=Denis |last=Warner| year=1964 |location=Sydney |publisher=Angus and Robertson |pages=112–114}}</ref>
* ] – ], known well for sports venues in ], officially opened.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stadiumguide.com/beijing-workers-stadium/|title=Beijing Workers Stadium|last=|first=|date=|website=The Stadium Guide|access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theatrebeijing.com/pop_concert_venues/workers_stadium/|title=Beijing Workers Stadium|last=|first=|date=|website=Theatre Beijing|access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref>
* ] – The ] sports venue in ] (]) is officially opened.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stadiumguide.com/beijing-workers-stadium/|title=Beijing Workers Stadium|website=The Stadium Guide|access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theatrebeijing.com/pop_concert_venues/workers_stadium/|title=Beijing Workers Stadium|website=Theatre Beijing|access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref>


===September=== ===September===
{{Storm path|Vera 1959 track.png|170px|right|caption=]: ] storm path|alt=Track of a tropical cyclone as represented by colored dots; each dot represents the storm's position and intensity at 6-hour intervals.}}

{{Storm path|Vera 1959 track.png|right|caption=]: ] storm path|alt=Track of a tropical cyclone as represented by colored dots; each dot represents the storm's position and intensity at 6-hour intervals.}}
{{Main|September 1959}} {{Main|September 1959}}
* ] – "]" premieres, first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color. * ] – Soviet spacecraft '']'' becomes the first human-made object to crash on the ].
* ]–] – ] ] and his wife tour the United States, at the invitation of U.S. President ].
* ] – '']'' becomes the first man-made object to crash on the ].
* ] – ] – ] ] and his wife tour the United States, at the invitation of U.S. President ].
* ] – The ], the first plain paper copier, is introduced to the public. * ] – The ], the first plain paper copier, is introduced to the public.
* ] – The ] ] research aircraft, piloted by ], makes its first powered flight at ], California.
* ]
* ] – The {{MS|Princess of Tasmania}}, Australia's first passenger ] ] ferry, makes her maiden voyage across the ].
**The first ''Navy Navigation Satellite System'' ] is launched but fails to reach orbit.
**The ] ] research vehicle, piloted by ], makes its first powered flight at ], California.
* ] – The ] '']'', (Australia's first passenger RO/RO ] ferry), makes its maiden voyage across the ].
* ] – ]'s prime minister ] is assassinated.
* ] * ]
**] hits central ], Japan, as a 160&nbsp;mph Category 5 storm, killing an estimated 5,098, injuring another 38,921, and leaving 1,533,000 homeless. Most of the victims and damage are centered in the ] area. **] hits central ], Japan, as a {{convert|160|mph|kph}} Category 5 storm, killing an estimated 5,098, injuring another 38,921, and leaving 1,533,000 homeless. Most of the victims and damage are centered in the ] area.
** First large unit action of the ] takes place, when two companies of the ]'s ] are ambushed by a well-organized ] force of several hundred, identified as the "2nd Liberation Battalion". ** First large unit action of the ] takes place, when two companies of the ]'s ] are ambushed by a well-organized ] force of several hundred, identified as the "2nd Liberation Battalion".
* ] – ] leader ] meets ] in Beijing. * ] – ] leader ] meets ] in Beijing.


===October=== ===October===
]: Atrium of the ] designed by ].]] ]: Atrium of the ] designed by ].]]
{{Main|October 1959}} {{Main|October 1959}}
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* ] – The ] is celebrated with pomp across the country. * ] – The ] is celebrated with pomp across the country.
* ] – ]'s classic anthology series '']'' premieres on ]. * ] – The Soviet probe ] sends back the first ever images of the ].
* ] – The ] probe '']'' sends back the first ever photos of the ]. * ] – At the national ] Congress in ], a group of leftist radicals is expelled from the party; they later form ].
* ] – The United States launches ].
* ] – At the national ] Congress in ], a group of leftist radicals is expelled from the party; they later form ].
* ] – The United States launches '']''. * ]
** The ] of modern art (designed by ], who died on April 9) opens to the public in New York City.
* ] – Founding of the ], ] ] club.
* ] – 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>
* ] – In New York City, the ] (designed by ]) opens to the public.
* ] – First appearance of ] the Gaul.<ref>{{cite web|work=BDoubliées|title=Les BD oubliées D'Astérix|url=http://bdoubliees.com/journalpilote/series1/asterix.htm|language=French|accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref>
* ] – Riots break out in the ]. * ] – Riots break out in the ].


===November=== ===November===
{{Main|November 1959}} {{Main|November 1959}}
]: The ] (MOS transistor) is invented by ] and ] at ]. It is central to the ], and the most widely manufactured device in history.]]

* ] – In ], ] politician ] is beaten up by ] forces, leading to a period of violence known as the ]. * ] – In ], ] politician ] is beaten up by ] forces, leading to a period of violence known as the ].
* ] – 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 ] religious epic '']'', very loosely based on the 1911 stage pantomime '']'', is released. It is a critical and financial bomb.
* ] – 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 Clutter family of ] is brutally murdered, inspiring ]'s '']''.
* ] – ] releases widescreen ] version of '']'', starring ]. Film goes on to win record number of ]s. Last MGM film to win Best Picture Oscar; '']'' nominated in 1965.
* ] – The ] is adopted by the ]. * ] – The ] is adopted by the ].
* The ] (metal-oxide-semiconductor ]), also known as the MOS ], was invented by ] and ] at ].<ref name="computerhistory">{{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 |last1=Bassett |first1=Ross Knox |title=To the Digital Age: Research Labs, Start-up Companies, and the Rise of MOS Technology |date=2007 |publisher=] |isbn=9780801886393 |pages=22 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UUbB3d2UnaAC&pg=PA22}}</ref> It revolutionized the ],<ref name="Chan">{{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> and became the fundamental building block of the ].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wong |first1=Kit Po |title=Electrical Engineering - Volume II |date=2009 |publisher=] |isbn=9781905839780 |page=7}}</ref> The MOSFET went on to become the most widely manufactured device in history.<ref name="computerhistory2018">{{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=April 2, 2018 |website=] |accessdate=July 28, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Baker">{{cite book |last1=Baker |first1=R. Jacob |title=CMOS: Circuit Design, Layout, and Simulation |date=2011 |publisher=] |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===
{{Main|December 1959}} {{Main|December 1959}}
* ] – ] – ]: 12 countries, including the United States and the ], sign a landmark treaty that sets aside ] as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the ] (the first ] agreement established during the Cold War). * ] – ]: ] – 12 countries, including the United States and the ], sign a landmark treaty that sets aside ] as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the ] (the first ] agreement established during the Cold War).
* ] – ] in southern France collapses and water flows over the town of ], killing 412. * ] – ] in southern France collapses and water flows over the town of ], killing 412.
* ] – The '']'', a lifeboat based at Broughty Ferry in Scotland, capsizes during a rescue attempt, with the loss of 8 lives. * ] – The life-boat '']'', based at ] in Scotland, capsizes during a rescue attempt with the loss of 8 lives.
* ] – ] is appointed the 11th ]. * ] – ] is appointed the 11th ].
* ] – ] is selected the first ]. * ] – ] is selected as the first ].
* ] – After having been shot two years earlier, ] dies from his wounds in a Spanish hospital.


===Date unknown=== ===Date unknown===
* 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 ] completes construction.
* 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>
* Nylon tights, popularly called ] or sheer tights, first sold on the open market as 'Panti-Legs' by Glen Raven Knitting Mills.
* The current (as of 2024) design of the Japanese ] is put into circulation.
* The ] is founded by ].
* 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|author1=Zhu}}</ref>
* The current (as of 2006) 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 mass-produced ] in almost three decades. * 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.
* ] design reaches its apex in the United States with such as the ], ], ] and ].
* ] publishes his seminal study in ], '']''.
* The iconic 1959 ] is introduced, with ] wars peaking that had begun in 1948.
* Chevy El Camino is introduced.
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* ] – ], ] * ] – ], ]
* ] – ], 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>
* ] – ], American producer, director, writer, actor
* ] – ], 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>
* ] - ], Canadian singer and actress (d. ])
* ] – ], 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>
* ]
** ], American actor and voice actor
** ], Indonesian musician and audio-visual artist
* ]
** ], English artist (d. ])
** ], Malaysian composer and musician (d. ])
* ]
** ], American comics writer
** ], American guitarist and songwriter
* ]
** ], Guatemalan recipient of the ]
** ], American NASCAR driver
* ]
** ], American ] commentator
** ], American boxer (d. ])
* ] – ], Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (])
* ] – ], Australian rugby league player
* ] – ], Nigerian-English singer
* ] * ]
** ], American rock vocalist<ref>{{cite book|author=Joel Whitburn|title=Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006: chart data compiled from Billboard's adult contemporary charts, 1961-2006, and adult top 40 charts, 1996-2006.|publisher=Record Research Incorporated|year=2007|isbn=9780898201697|page=20}}</ref>
** ], American rock vocalist
** ], Japanese singer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mobile2.itanzi.com/api2/a/1284532?for=rss&rss=|title = 60岁了，她依然是这世界最让人怀念的少女}}</ref>
** ], American video game designer
* ] – ], 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>
** ], Japanese singer
* ] – ], 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>
* ]
* ] –
** ], Dominican ] player (d. ])
**], American professional football player and sports broadcaster
** ], ] player
**], 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>
** ], Brazilian singer and actor
* ] – ], American actress * ]
** ], American singer
* ] – ], English comedian
** ], African-American singer<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ibMzAQAAIAAJ&q=jody+watley+birthdate |title=Soul Music A-Z |first=Hugh |last=Gregory |date=July 2, 2010 |publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=9780306806438 |access-date=September 10, 2016}}</ref>
* ] – ], American physicist and conspiracy theorist
* ] – ], American news anchor and sportscaster
* ] – ], Canadian ice hockey player
* ] – ], African-American singer
* ]
** ], American model and actress
** ], American race car driver


===February=== ===February===
* ] – ], Canadian-American politician, 47th ] (2003–2011)
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* ]
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** ], Australian equestrian
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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>
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* ] – ], American football player and coach (d. ])
* ]
** ], Finnish author
** ], German TV-entertainer
* ] – ], Tongan professional Wrestler aka(Haku/Meng)
* ]
** ], American former child actress; animal rights activist
** ], Mexican actress
** ], American football player
* ]
** ], Australian rugby league player
** ], Canadian-American politician, 47th ] (2003–2011)
* ]
** ], Canadian game show host, comedian and writer
** ], English record producer
* ] – ], Czech action artist
* ] – ], ]
* ] – ], East German Olympic weightlifter * ] – ], East German Olympic weightlifter
* ] ], 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 government official
* ] – ], 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 football player
* ] ], Soviet Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler (d. ])
* ] – ], American soprano
* ] – ], American tennis player
* ] – ], English-born American film, theatre and television actress * ] – ], English-born American film, theatre and television actress
* ] – ], American race car driver (d. ])
* ] – ], Brazilian actor and film director
* ] – ], American actor * ] – ], American actor
* ] – ], American astronaut{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}
* ]
** ], American astronaut
** ], British politician
* ] – ], Indian ecologist
* ] – ], ]nian basketball player * ] – ], ]nian basketball player


===March=== ===March===
* ] – ], Russian race walker
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* ] – ], 8th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. ])
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* ] – ], American actor and comedian
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* ] – ], British politician
* ]
** ], Australian news presenter
** ], Russian race walker
* ]
** ], American ], ] and ]
** ], 8th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. ])
* ]
** ], American actor and comedian
** ] II, Spanish Filipino businessman
** ], American conservative talk show host
* ] – ], American actress and singer * ] – ], American actress and singer
* ] * ] – ], 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>
** ], American television journalist and news anchor
* ] – ], Serbian-American poet, writer, essayist and businessman
** ], Irish-American actor
* ] – ], 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 actress
** ], German-Italian journalist and talk show host
* ] – ], American tennis player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/eliot-teltscher/t012/overview|title=Eliot Teltscher &#124; Overview &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}</ref>
** ], Japanese nuclear physicist, recipient of the ]
* ] – ], 27th ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/who_is_who_49999.htm |title=NATO Biography for Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General |date=18 May 2017 |publisher=NATO Publications |access-date=18 May 2017 |archive-date=6 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606072958/http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/who_is_who_49999.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ] – ], American race car driver
* ] * ]
** ], French film producer, writer and director<ref>{{cite book|title=Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers|publisher=Routledge|year=2002|isbn=9780415189743|page=58}}</ref>
**], American pornographic actress and director
** ], American singer and actress (d. ])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff {{!}} Obituaries |title=Irene Cara, Oscar-winning singer and actress who sang the feel-good theme songs to Fame and Flashdance – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/11/29/irene-cara-oscar-winning-singer-actress-who-sang-theme-songs/ |access-date=12 December 2022 |work=The Telegraph |date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129160751/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/11/29/irene-cara-oscar-winning-singer-actress-who-sang-theme-songs/ |archive-date=29 November 2022}}</ref>
** ], Estonian actor
* ] – ], Japanese composer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.square-enix-usa.com/uematsu/profile/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517055159/http://www.square-enix-usa.com/uematsu/profile/index.html |archive-date=May 17, 2008 |title=N's profile |publisher=Square Enix USA |access-date=June 1, 2008}}</ref>
** ], Serbian-American poet, writer, essayist and businessman
* ]
** ], American actress and philanthropist
** ], English actor
* ]
** ], American baseball player
** ], Italian fashion model and actor
* ]
** ], American rapper
** ], Canadian-American actor
** ], 27th ]
* ]
** ], American basketball player, coach and baseball player
** ], Hong Kong actor and member of the ]
* ]
** ], French film producer, writer and director
** ], American singer
* ]
** ], American author
** ], American wrestler
** ], English guitarist and composer (])
** ], British actor
* ] – ], Japanese composer
* ] – ], American actor * ] – ], American actor
* ] – ], 49th ]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cidob.org/biografias_lideres_politicos/america_central_y_caribe/costa_rica/laura_chinchilla_miranda|title=Biography|website=CIDOB Foundation|language=es|access-date=February 26, 2023}}</ref>
* ]
* ] – ], ] ] and chief cashier at the ]
** ], Japanese voice actress
** ], American actress
* ] – ], Japanese voice actor
* ] – ], 49th ]
* ]
** ], Canadian mountaineer
** ], American singer-songwriter and musician; lead singer of ]
* ]
** ], ] ] and ] at the ]
** ], American actress
* ] – ], Swiss writer and translator


===April=== ===April===
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* ] * ]
** ], President of Argentina ** ], President of Argentina
** ], 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>
* ]
* ] – ], 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>
** ], Nigerian academic (d. ])
** ], American actor
* ] – ], American actor
* ] - ], American entrepreneur
* ]
** ], Filipino comedian and actress (d. ])
** ], American rock guitarist and singer
** ], Brazilian television presenter, entrepreneur, actor and singer (d. ])
* ] – ], Cuban-born judge and television personality
* ] – ], American motorsports broadcaster (d. ])
* ] * ]
** ], 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>
** ], Hong Kong film director
** ], 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>
** ], Canadian ice hockey player
** ] ,American Lawyer
** ], Sierra Leonean-born Moldovan activist
* ] – ], 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>
** ], English actress
* ] – ], British actor<ref>{{cite book|title=Film Review: Special|publisher=Visual Imagination Limited|year=2005|page=96}}</ref>
** ], American actor
* ] – ], 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>
* ]
* ] – ], American-Canadian comedian<ref>{{cite book|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2023: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|publisher=Bernan Press|year=2022|isbn=9781636710693|page=235}}</ref>
** ], American animator
* ] – ], British television presenter (d. ])<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227150927/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1355814/Paula-Yates.html |date=27 February 2016 }}. ''The Telegraph'' (18 September 2000). Retrieved 3 October 2020.</ref>
** ], Scottish field hockey player
* ] – ], British actor * ] – ], Governor of Puerto Rico
* ] – ], Scottish singer<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=245}}</ref>
* ] – ], American actress
* ] – ], 22nd ]<ref>{{cite book|title=Prime Ministers of Canada Gr. 4-8.|publisher=On The Mark Press|year=2006|isbn=1-55035-721-2|page=67}}</ref>
* ] – ], American actor and producer
* ] – ], lead vocalist and guitarist of the British rock group ]
* ]
** ], American baseball player and manager
** ], American comedian
* ] – ], American actor
* ] – ], British television presenter (d. ])
* ] – ], American baseball player (d. ])
*] – ], Puerto Rican politician and lobbyist, Governor-designate
* ] – ], Scottish singer
* ] – ], 22nd ]


===May=== ===May===
* ] – ], 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>
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* ] – ], Canadian animation director and producer
* ] * ]
** ], Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh ** ], 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 ** ], 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>
* ]
** ], British game programmer
** ], American guitarist
** ], American news anchor
** ], American actor and voice actor (d. ])
* ] * ]
** ], Argentine-Mexican actress and producer of ]s (d. ]) ** ], Argentine-Mexican actress and producer of ]s (d. ])
** ], ]<ref>{{cite book|editor=B. Turner|title=The Statesman's Yearbook 2014: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK|year=2017|isbn=9781349596430|page=587}}</ref>
** ], ]
* ] – ], American actress * ] – ], American actress
* ] * ] – ], African-American actor
** ], African-American actor
** ], American professional ice hockey player
** ], Canadian voice actor
* ] – ], French singer * ] – ], French singer
* ] – ], British singer/songwriter * ] – ], Argentine rugby player and coach
* ] – ], Hawaiian singer (d. ])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kekoa Enomoto |first1=Catherine |first2=Gregg K. |last2=Kakesako |url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/1997/06/26/news/story1.html |title= 'IZ' Will Always Be |work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |date=June 26, 1997}}</ref>
* ]
* ] – ], American politician, 83rd ]
** ], Argentine rugby player and coach
* ] – ], British singer<ref>{{cite book |last=Simpson |first=Mark |title=Saint Morrissey |location=London |publisher=SAF Publishing |year=2004 |isbn=0-946719-65-9|page=32}}</ref>
** ], American sports announcer
* ]
** ], American ex-wife of ] and murder victim (d. ])
** ], American voice actor
* ]
** ], American actor
** ], Hawaiian singer (d. ])
* ]
** ], Irish politician (d. ])
** ], American politician, 83rd ]
* ]
** ], Israeli-American professional basketball player and coach
** ], British singer
* ] – ], English comedian
* ] – ], 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>
* ] – ], English comedian, actor and author
* ] – ], American actor
* ]
** ], American journalist
** ], Canadian physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics
* ]
** ], Welsh singer (]) (d. ])
** ], American football coach
* ] * ]
** ], 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, reality television personality, actress and businesswoman
** ], 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>
** ], British actor
* ] – ], Italian race car driver (d. ])


===June=== ===June===
* ] – ], American politician and former ].
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* ] – ], American television screenwriter and producer
*] – ], 48th ]
* ] – ], Sri Lankan-born American actor, screenwriter and film director
* ] – ], American television news anchor, pilot
* ] * ]
** ], Italian football player and manager ** ], Italian football player and manager
** ], American film producer, director and screenwriter ** ], American politician and ]
* ] – ], British actor, comedian and musician<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=318}}</ref>
** ], American politician and former ]
* ] – ], ]<ref>{{cite book|editor=B. Turner|title=The Statesman's Yearbook 2014: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK|year=2017|isbn=9781349596430|page=997}}</ref>
* ]
** ], British actor, comedian, and musician * ] – ], German swimmer
* ]
** ], American professional wrestler
** ], French politician, Mayor of ] (2014–present)
* ] – ], American singer-songwriter, half of alternative rock duo ]
** ], ]<ref>{{cite book|editor=B. Turner|title=The Statesman's Yearbook 2014: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK|year=2017|isbn=9781349596430|page=516}}</ref>
* ] – ], ]
* ] – ], American bassist
* ] – ], American actress and author
* ] – ], American professional wrestler (d. ])
* ]
** ], German swimmer
** ], Japanese voice actor
* ]
** ], Tongan politician (d. ])
** ], American television screenwriter and producer
* ] – ], ]
* ] * ]
** ], Brazilian basketball coach and basketball player ** ], Brazilian basketball coach and basketball player
** ], American soprano vocalist, guitarist and songwriter
** ], Mexican architect and politician
** ], American soprano vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter
** ], Mexican composer ** ], Mexican composer
* ] – ], American comedian, actor and author
* ]
** ], American comedian, actor, and author
** ], American mountaineer
* ]
** ], Seychellois sprinter
** ], Italian actress
** ], Manx road racing cyclist
* ] – ], English musician and songwriter (])
* ]
** ], Canadian actor and comedian
** ], American guitarist
** ], Indian actor
* ] * ]
** ], Burundian singer and musician ** ], Burundian singer and musician
** ], Icelandic footballer ** ], Icelandic footballer
** ], American politician
* ] – ], British illustrator
* ] – ], Filipino film and television actress and television director * ] – ], Filipino film and television actress and television director
* ] – ], American actor * ] – ], American actor


===July=== ===July===
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* ] * ]
** ], Mauritanian academic and political figure ** ], Mauritanian academic and political figure
** ], American actor
** ], Italian long-distance runner ** ], Italian long-distance runner
* ] – ], Malaysian actor and comedian * ] – ], Spanish actress and singer
* ] – ], British journalist
* ]
** ], Spanish actress and singer
** ], American football executive and player and coach
* ] * ]
** ], Mexican politician ** ], Mexican politician
** ], American singer-songwriter ** ], American singer-songwriter
* ] &ndash; ], French basketball player
** ], Japanese voice actress
* ] &ndash; ], German swimmer
** ], Argentine special effects artist
* ]
** ], French basketball player
** ], English pop and rock drummer
* ]
** ], American actor
** ], German swimmer
** ], American engineer (d. ])
* ] * ]
** ], British actress ** ], English actress
** ], Canadian actress
** ], American actor
** ], Swiss actor
** ], Russian entrepreneur and philanthropist ** ], Russian entrepreneur and philanthropist
* ] * ]
** ], Scottish rock singer (]) ** ], Scottish rock singer (])
** ], American professional wrestler<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wTfWE28MKsAC&q=kevin+nash+July+9,+1959+wrestling|title=Wrestling's Greatest Heroes and Villains|access-date=January 14, 2022|isbn=9780823934928|last1=Hofstede|first1=David|date=1999|publisher=ECW Press }}</ref>
** ], American professional wrestler
* ] &ndash; ], American singer-songwriter and pianist
**], American rock musician, former member of ] (d. ])
* ] * ]
** ], American musician ** ], American musician
** ], 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 |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206101826/https://www.consulatekot.eu/the-monarch |url-status=dead }}</ref>
** King ] of Tonga
** ], African-American actor and comedian (d. ]) ** ], African-American actor and comedian (d. ])
* ]
* ] – ], Malaysian politician
* ]
** ], Malaysian politician
** ], Guinean sprinter
** ], American politician, Governor of New Mexico ** ], American politician, Governor of New Mexico
** ], Swiss bank executive
* ]
** ], French actor and filmmaker * ] – ], French actor and filmmaker
** ], French comedian, writer and film director
* ]
** ], American voice actor and musician
** ], American football player
** ], American businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist
* ] – ], American Christian singer
* ] – ], American tennis player
* ] – ], Argentinian filmmaker * ] – ], Argentinian filmmaker
* ] – ], Italian race car driver * ] – ], Italian racing driver
* ] – ], Russian footballer and manager (d. ])
* ]
* ] – ], American actor
** ], Australian rugby league player
** ], Australian rugby league player, coach, and commentator
* ] – ], American game designer (d. ])
* ]
** ], Ukrainian serial killer (d. ])
** ], Russian footballer and manager (d. ])
* ]
** ], American journalist
** ], American actor
** ], British voice artist
* ] – ], American football player
* ] * ]
** ], Indian actor ** ], Indian actor
** ], Dutch artist ** ], Dutch artist
* ] − ], current ] of Malaysia * ] − ], sixteenth ] of Malaysia
* ] – ], English fiction writer, journalist, and film critic


===August=== ===August===
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* ] – ], English singer; lead singer of ]
* ]
** ], Bahamian singer-songwriter (d. ])
** ], American actress, comedian, and singer
* ] * ]
** ], American actor ** ], American actor
** ], Japanese scientist, recipient of the ] ** ], Japanese scientist, recipient of the ]<ref> (Shimadzu Corporation)</ref>
* ] – ], American rock guitarist (]) (d. ])
* ] – ], English singer (]) (d. ])
* ] – ], Indian ], ] (2001) * ] – ], Indian ], ] (2001)
* ] – ], Belgian Indologist * ] – ], Belgian Indologist
* ] – ], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
* ] – ], 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=The New York Times|access-date=February 28, 2023}}</ref>
* ]
** ], Argentinian singer (d. ])
** ], Japanese investor
* ] – ], Australian rugby league player
* ] – ], American actor and disc jockey
* ] * ]
** ], American actress ** ], American actress
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* ] * ]
** ], Japanese voice actress and singer
** ], American author ** ], American author
** ], American spiritualist, leader of the ] religious cult (d. ]) ** ], American spiritualist, leader of the ] religious cult (d. ])
* ]
** ], American baseball player
** ], retired Italian professional baseball player{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
* ] – ], American author and philanthropist
** ], German film director
* ] – ], convicted serial killer and rapist
* ] – ], American basketball coach and TV commentator<ref name="bbr">{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/vangust99c.html |title=Stan Van Gundy |work=basketball-reference.com |access-date=May 4, 2014}}</ref>
* ] – ], American football player
* ] – ], American children's book author
* ] – ], German film director
* ] – ], American basketball coach
* ] * ]
** ], Colombian artist ** ], Colombian artist
**], Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess<ref>{{cite web|website=Historia-Biografia.com|access-date=August 24, 2019|title=Daniela Romo|author=Camila Diaz|date=December 18, 2018|url=https://historia-biografia.com/daniela-romo/}}</ref>
** ], German cabaret artist and actor
**], Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess<ref>{{cite web|website=Historia-Biografia.com|accessdate=August 24, 2019|title=Daniela Romo|author=Camila Diaz|url=https://historia-biografia.com/daniela-romo/}}</ref>
* ] – ], Canadian actor and writer * ] – ], Canadian actor and writer
* ] * ]
** ], American attorney (d. ])
** ], American actress ** ], American actress
** ], Canadian retired astronaut ** ], Canadian retired astronaut
** ], British scientist
* ] – ], ]er and actor * ] – ], ]er and actor
* ] – ], Canadian singer * ] – ], Canadian singer


===September=== ===September===
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* ] – ], American sportscaster
* ] – ], Canadian ] founder * ] – ], Canadian ] founder
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** ], Austrian ski jumper ** ], Austrian ski jumper
* ] – ], Italian voice actor and theatre director (d. ]) * ] – ], Italian voice actor and theatre director (d. ])
* ] – ], 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|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
** ], Japanese voice actress
* ] – ], American puppeteer (d. ])
* ] – ], American actor * ] – ], American actor
* ] * ] – ], German politician
** ], American judge (d. ])
** ], German politician
* ] * ]
** ], American artistic gymnast ** ], American artistic gymnast
** ], American journalist<ref>{{Citation|title=Chris Hansen Social Blade|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCgKTJAN-IrVyX-jIJ5INEhA|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref>
** ], American actor
* ] – ], Norwegian rock singer (])
** ], journalist
* ]
** ], American actress
** ], Norwegian rock singer (])
** ], American actress
* ] – ], American television comedy writer
* ] – ], 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>
* ] – ], Irish actor
* ] * ]
** ], Canadian footballer ** ], Canadian soccer player
** ], Brazilian singer and keyboardist ** ], Brazilian singer and keyboardist
* ] – ], American comedian
** ], American actor, game show host and singer
** ], American baseball player
* ] – ], American actor and comedian
* ] * ]
** ], American actor and comedian ** ], American actor and comedian
** ], American actress (d. ]) ** ], American actress (d. ])
* ] – ], American puppeteer * ] – ], 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|publisher=BBC News|date=2023-10-05|accessdate=2023-10-06}}</ref>
* ]
* ]
** ], Nauruan politician
**], 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>
** ], American actor
** ], American artist ** ], Italian basketball coach
* ] – ], Rwandan writer
* ] – ], Italian basketball coach


===October=== ===October===
* ] – ], Senegalese singer
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* ] – ], Russian artist
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* ] – ], American golfer
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* ] – ], 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>
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* ] – ], English music producer and television talent show judge
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** ], American humorist, author, poet
** ], Senegalese singer
* ]
** ], Russian artist
* ]
** ], American golfer
** ], American comedian
** ], American actor
* ] – ], British musician
* ] – ], American writer and illustrator
* ]
** ], English music producer and television talent show judge
** ], Peruvian politician
* ] * ]
** ], American actor, producer, and screenwriter
** ], American entertainer
** ], Irish singer-songwriter, actor, and producer (])
** ], Danish motorcycle racer ** ], Danish motorcycle racer
** ], American baseball player and coach
** ], Peruvian-American colonel and astronaut ** ], Peruvian-American colonel and astronaut
* ] – ], Russian politician (d. ]) * ] – ], Russian politician (murdered. ])
* ] * ]
** ], British singer and songwriter (d. ]) ** ], British singer-songwriter (d. ])
** ], American actress and comedian<ref name=FamilySearch-USPR-2007>{{cite web|title=Julia Trust Sweeney United States Public Records|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QJJ1-WQK2|website=]|access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref>
** ], American actress and comedian
** ], American actor and political activist
* ] – ], American singer * ] – ], American singer
* ] * ]
** ], American chef and restaurant owner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9542380 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007131813/http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9542380 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-10-07 |title=Emeril Lagasse Biography |publisher=A&E Television Networks |access-date=2007-07-05}}</ref>
** ], American chef and restaurant owner
** ], British Princess and former wife of ] ** ], British royal spouse
* ] – ], President of El Salvador (d. ])
* ]
** ], American film critic
** ], President of El Salvador (d. ])
** ], Canadian comedian
* ] – ], 44th ] * ] – ], 44th ]
* ] - ], Indonesian lawyer
* ] – ], Japanese actor * ] – ], Japanese actor
* ] – ], Finnish writer (d. ]) * ] – ], Finnish writer (d. ])
* ] * ]
** ], American television host
** ], American singer and parodist ** ], American singer and parodist
** ], American producer, writer and director ** ], American producer, writer and director
* ] – ], American politician, 32nd ] * ] – ], American politician, governor and representative from ]
* ] * ] – ], Australian rock singer (d. ])
* ]
** ], Australian rock singer (d. ])
** ], American voice director ** ], ]
** ], Greek politician
* ] – ], ]
* ] – ], American basketball coach * ] – ], American basketball coach
* ] – ], 5th ] * ] – ], 5th ] (d. ])
* ] – ], American writer * ] – ], American writer


===November=== ===November===
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* ] – ], Nigerian politician (d. ])
* ] – ], Moroccan athlete * ] – ], Moroccan athlete
* ] – ], American actor (d. ])
* ] – ], Canadian singer and photographer * ] – ], Canadian singer and photographer
* ] – ], Japanese voice actor
* ] – ], American basketball coach
* ] – ], Turkish football player and top scorer
* ] – ], British comedian and actor
* ] * ]
** ], American sports reporter
** ], American actress ** ], American actress
** ], American football coach ** ], American football coach
* ] * ]
** ], Indian politician (d. ]) ** ], Indian politician (d. ])
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** ], British actor ** ], British actor
* ] – ], American politician (d. ]) * ] – ], American actress
* ] – ], American actor
* ]
** ], Northern Irish footballer and football manager
** ], American convicted murderer (d. ])
* ]
** ], American bishop, author, and theologian
** ], American U.S. Representative for Alabama's 1st congressional district
** ], American actress
* ] – ], American actress * ] – ], American actress
* ] – ], American actress (d. ]) * ]
** ], American actress (d. ])
* ] – ], Japanese voice actor and actor ** ], British actor
* ] – ], British politician (d. ]) * ] – ], 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>
* ] – ] Welsh politician and independent ]<ref></ref>
* ] – ], Russian violinist * ] – ], Russian violinist
* ] – ], American actor * ] – ], American actor
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** ], American politician ** ], American politician
** ], Russian executive ** ], Russian executive
** ], American professional ice hockey player ** ], American professional ice hockey player<ref>{{Ice hockey stats|legends=10170}}</ref>
* ] * ]
** ], singer, musician, actress, and artist
** ], British television producer
** ], British presenter and journalist ** ], 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===
* ] – ], Australian rugby league player
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* ] – ], American tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kathy Jordan |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/100019/name |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}</ref>
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** ], English painter, writer and musician
** ], Australian rugby league player
* ] – ], Norwegian newspaper editor and politician (d. ])
* ] – ], German speed skater * ] – ], German speed skater
* ] – ], Japanese artist * ] – ], Japanese artist
* ] – ], Japanese president of Nintendo (d. ]) * ] – ], Japanese president of Nintendo (d. ])
* ] * ] – ], Taiwanese politician
** ], American comedian, writer, and actor
** ], British zoologist, crypto-zoologist, and author
* ] – ], American actor * ] – ], American actor
* ] – ], American composer * ] – ], American composer
* ]
** ], American actress
** ], American writer
* ] – ], American director * ] – ], American director
* ] – ], Hong Kong actor * ] – ], Hong Kong actor
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* ] – ], American athlete (d. ]) * ] – ], American athlete (d. ])
* ] – ], German footballer and manager * ] – ], German footballer and manager
* ] – ], American director and producer<ref name=tvg>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lee-daniels/281281|title=Lee Daniels biography|publisher=]|access-date=March 17, 2014}}</ref>
* ] – ], English darts player
* ] – ], American astronaut (d. ]) * ] – ], American astronaut (d. ])
* ] – ], American author * ] – ], Venezuelan political scientist
* ] – ], Spanish singer * ] – ], Spanish singer
* ] * ]
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** ], Nauruan politician and composer, 14th ] ** ], Nauruan politician and composer, 14th ]


===Date unknown=== ===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>
*], American novelist
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*], American artist


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* ] – ], Scottish poet, novelist and translator (b. ])
* ] – ], Puerto Rican composer (b. ])
* ] – ], Chinese politician (b. ])
* ] – ], Italian Fascist journalist and politician (b. ]) * ] – ], Italian Fascist journalist and politician (b. ])
* ] – ], Australian tennis player (b. ]) * ] – ], Australian tennis player (b. ])
* ] * ]
** ], Norwegian ] bishop and reverend (b. ]) ** ], Norwegian ] bishop and reverend (b. ])
** ], English political theorist, economist and historian (b. ]) ** ], English political theorist, economist and historian (b. ])<ref>{{cite news |title=G. D. H. Cole |work=The Times |location=London |date=15 January 1959 }}</ref>
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* ] – ], American actor (b. ])
* ] * ]
** ], American film director (b. ]) ** ], American film director (b. ])
** ], pioneering Canadian ] (b. ]) ** ], Canadian ] (b. ])
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* ] * ]
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** ], English race car driver (b. ]) ** ], English racing driver (b. ])
* ] – ], American director (b. ])
* ]
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* ] – ], American baseball player (b. ])


===February=== ===February===
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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. ])
* ]
** ], American philanthropist (b. ])
** ], Italian screenwriter, editor and director (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=Newspapers.com|url-access=registration }}</ref>
* ]
** ], American baseball player (]) and a member of the ] (b. ])
** ], South African politician, 4th ] (b. ])
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* ] – ], American composer (b. ]) * ] – ], American composer (b. ])
* ] – ], American jazz musician (b. ]) * ] – ], American jazz musician (b. ])
* ] – ], British physicist, ] laureate (b. ])
* ]
** ], British army officer (b. ])
** ], British physicist, ] laureate (b. ])
* ] – ], Italian engineer (b. ])
* ] – ], Portuguese aviation pioneer (b. 1869) * ] – ], Portuguese aviation pioneer (b. 1869)
* ]
** ], Russian-Brazilian agronomist (b. ])
** ], English playwright and writer (b. ])
* ] – ], American actress (b. ]) * ] – ], American actress (b. ])
* ] – ], Luxembourgish politician and writer, 18th ] (b. ])
* ]
** ], Luxembourgish politician and writer, 18th ] (b. ])
** ], Puerto Rican poet (b. ])
* ] – ], Soviet architect, diplomat and journalist (b. ]) * ] – ], Soviet architect, diplomat and journalist (b. ])
* ] * ]
** ], eldest grandchild of King ] (b. ]) ** ], eldest grandchild of King ] (b. ])
** ], Japanese general (b. ]) ** ], Japanese general (b. ])
** ], Russian-born Israeli agronomist and early Zionist (b. ])
* ] * ]
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** ], Israel politician (b. ])
** ], English actor (b. ])
* ] – ], American actor and comedian (b. ]) * ] – ], American actor and comedian (b. ])
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** ], Israeli scholar (b. ])
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** ], American jazz saxophonist (b. ]) ** ], American jazz saxophonist (b. ])
* ] – ], Georgian poet (b. ]) * ] – ], Georgian poet (b. ])<ref>] (2000), '']'', pp.&nbsp;251–4. ], {{ISBN|0-7007-1163-5}}</ref>
* ] – ], Italian critic (b. ]) * ] – ], Italian critic (b. ])
* ] – ], American science fiction and mystery writer (b. ])
* ] – ], Czechoslovak ] priest and blessed (b. ]) * ] – ], Czechoslovak ] priest and blessed (b. ])
* ] – ], Sudanese political figure and religious leader, Imam of the ] and 1st ] (b. ]) * ] – ], Sudanese political figure and religious leader, Imam of the ] and 1st ] (b. ])
* ] – ], British pianist and composer (b. ])
* ] – ], American-born novelist (b. ]) * ] – ], American-born novelist (b. ])
* ] – ], American actor (b. ])
* ] – ], Soviet pilot (b. ]) * ] – ], Soviet pilot (b. ])
* ] – ], 1st ] (b. ]) * ] – ], 1st ] (b. ])
* ] – ], United States Navy rear admiral (b. ])


===April=== ===April===
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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>
* ] – ], Israeli professor and scholar of Islamic art (b. ])
* ]
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* ] – ], American architect (b. ]) * ] – ], American architect (b. ])
* ] – ], American actor, playwright, and screenwriter (b. ])
* ] – ], Danish singer (b. ])
* ] – ], South African army general (b. ])
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* ] – ], American actress (b. ])
* ] – ], American actor (b. ]) * ] – ], American actor (b. ])
* ] – ] (b. ]) * ] – ], Paraguayan ] religious professed and venerable (b. ])
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===May=== ===May===
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* ] * ]
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* ] * ]
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** ], Canadian politician (b. ])
** ], Malaysian sultan (b. ]) ** ], Malaysian sultan (b. ])
* ] – ], Italian actress (b. ]) * ] – ], Italian actress (b. ])
* ] – ], American musician (b. ]) * ] – ], American-born jazz saxophonist (b. ])
* ] – ], English film pioneer (b. ])
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** ], Antarctic explorer (b. ]) ** ], Antarctic explorer (b. ])
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* ] – ], Austrian sociologist (b. ]) * ] – ], Austrian sociologist (b. ])
* ] – ], French actor (b. ]) * ] – ], 52nd ] (b. ])
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* ] – ], Italian sculptor (b. ]) * ] – ], Italian sculptor (b. ])
* ] – ], German chemist, ] laureate (b. ])
* ]
* ] – ], Irish diplomat (b. ])<ref></ref>
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* ] – ], American director, producer and writer (b. ])
* ] – ], Chilean politician, former acting ] (b. ])
* ] – ], Polish ophthalmologist (b. ]) * ] – ], Polish ophthalmologist (b. ])
* ] – ], American television actor (b. ]) * ] – ], American television actor (b. ])
* ] * ]
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** ], Italian poet (b. ]) ** ], Italian poet (b. ])
* ]
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* ] – ], Japanese politician, 34th ] (b. ]) ** ], Japanese politician, 34th ] (b. ])
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** ], Polish actress (b. ]) ** ], French writer, poet, singer and musician (b. ])
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* ]
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* ] – ], Russian biologist (b. ]) * ] – ], Russian biologist (b. ])
* ] – ], Norwegian novelist and dramatist (b. ])
* ]
** ], Chilean lawyer (b. ])
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* ] – ], Spanish spree killer (b. ])
* ] – ], German artist (b. ]) * ] – ], German artist (b. ])
* ] * ]
** ], British music critic (b. ]) ** ], Spanish painter (b. ])
** ], English music critic (b. ])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781783271900/ernest-newman/|title=Ernest Newman|date=May 14, 2020 }}</ref>
** ], Spanish painter (b. ])
* ] – ], Yugoslav writer, partisan and painter (b. ])
* ] – ], Vietnamese ] brother (b. ])
* ] – ], English cricketer (b. ])
* ] – ], Swiss clown (b. ]) * ] – ], Swiss clown (b. ])
* ] * ]
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** ], Italian ] friar and reverend (b. ]) ** ], Italian ] friar and reverend (b. ])
* ] – ], American singer (b. ])<ref>{{cite news |ref={{SfnRef|''New York Times'', July 18,|1959|p=15}} |last1=''New York Times'' (''The'') |author-link1=The New York Times |date=July 18, 1959 |title=Billie Holiday Dies Here at 44 – Jazz Singer Had Wide Influence |work=The New York Times |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/07/18/80594441.html |url-access=subscription |edition=Late City |volume=108 |issue=37065 |page=15 |access-date=November 25, 2013 |via=]}}</ref>
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* ] – ], American admiral (b. ]) * ] – ], American admiral (b. ])
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===August=== ===August===
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* ] – ], Romanian ] prelate (b. ]) * ] – ], Romanian ] prelate (b. ])
* ] – ], English poet (b. ])
* ] – ], American film director and writer (b. ]) * ] – ], American film director and writer (b. ])
* ] * ]
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** ], Italian ] priest and politician (b. ]) ** ], Italian ] priest and politician (b. ])
** ], American ] bishop and reverend (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 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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* ] – ], Soviet ] bishop and reverend (b. ])
* ] – ], German writer, producer and director (b. ])
* ] * ]
** ], international lawyer (b. ]) ** ], Polish lawyer (b. ])
** ], Czech composer (b. ]) ** ], Czech composer (b. ])


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* ] – ], American tenor (b. ]) * ] – ], American tenor (b. ])
* ] – ], Japanese microbiologist and lieutenant general of ] (b. ]) * ] – ], Japanese microbiologist and lieutenant general of ] (b. ])
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* ]
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* ] – ], Australian actor (b. ]) * ] – ], Australian actor (b. ])
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* ] – ], Spanish poet (b. ])
* ]
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** ], Cuban revolutionary (b. ])


===November=== ===November===
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* ]
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* ] – ], Austrian mathematician, physicist and philosopher (b. ])
** ], Chinese general and politician, second and final ] (b. ])
* ]
** ], Australian politician (b. ])
** ], Italian ] cardinal and eminence (b. ])
* ]
** ], Greek ] priest, elder and saint (b. ])
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* ] * ]
** ], Filipino politician and judge, 3rd ] (b. ]) ** ], Filipino politician and judge, 3rd ] (b. ])
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* ] – ], British actor (b. ]) * ] – ], British actor (b. ])
* ] – ], Scottish physicist, ] laureate (b. ]) * ] – ], Scottish physicist, ] laureate (b. ])
* ] – ], Brazilian composer (b. ]) * ] – ], Brazilian composer (b. ])
* ] – ], American actor, voice actor, comedian and radio personality (b. ]) * ] – ], 2-time ] (b. ])
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* ]
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* ] * ]
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* ] – ], French actor (b. ]) * ] – ], French actor (b. ])
* ] – ], German playwright and novelist (b. ])
* ] – ], Colombian political figure, 2-time ] (b. ])


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* ] – ], Uruguayan writer (b. ])


===Unknown=== ===Unknown===
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1959
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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
Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
1959 by topic
Subject
By country
Lists of leaders
Birth and death categories
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Works category
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

References

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  2. "The Suvadive Revolt – Addu 1959". Archived from the original on August 12, 2004.
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  5. "Three Rescue Vessels Reach Ship-Iceberg Collision Scene". Tribune. Oakland. January 31, 1959. p. 1.
  6. "21 Die as Jet Hits School on Okinawa", Oakland Tribune, June 30, 1959, p1
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