1959


 * For the song "1959" by The Sisters of Mercy, see album: .

Year 1959 () was a (link will display full calendar) of the.

January

 * s of plants named after this date must be named in a modern language, not in.
 * flees when forces of  advance.
 * flees when forces of  advance.
 * cuts four soap operas: ', ', ', and '.
 * Castro's troops approach.
 * Castro's troops approach.
 * Island of in the  declares.
 * is admitted as the 49th.
 * In, rebel troops led by and  enter the city of.
 * In 42 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the  party.
 * - arrives in Havana.
 * - The recognizes the new n government of.
 * - inaugurated as the first president of.
 * - The were discovered in.
 * - inaugurated as the first president of.
 * - The were discovered in.
 * - n s execute 71 supporters of.
 * - - water breaches  mine in  - 12 miners dead.

February

 * - A in  turns down.
 * - The chartered plane transporting musicians, and the  goes down in an Iowa snowstorm, killing all four occupants on board. The tragedy is later termed "" popularized in 's song .
 * - At, , the first successful test firing of a is accomplished.
 * -* cable goes into operation.
 * becomes Premier of.
 * A causes a massive power outage in.
 * - USA launches the.
 * , murderer of 108 people, executed in.
 * Women in vote for the first time.
 * - The grants  its independence.
 * - The cancels the  projectit.
 * - wins the first.
 * - Author throws acid on a  painting in.
 * - wins the first.
 * - Author throws acid on a  painting in.

March

 * ,, and  struck from the.
 * returns to from exile.
 * - Last television appearance of, in.
 * - The doll debuts.
 * Een beetje by Teddy Scholten (music by Dick Schallies, text by Willy van Hemert) wins for.
 * "" by opens on  in.
 * - Production of the first solid gold "Glaussen ".
 * -, the 14th , flees and travels to.
 * - American President signs bill allowing for an statehood.
 * - Two other islands join in the  (abolished September ), in the Maldives Islands.
 * in is dedicated and opens its gates.
 * leaves.
 * in is dedicated and opens its gates.
 * leaves.
 * leaves.

April

 * - announces its selection of seven military pilots to become the first US astronauts (see ).
 * - married.
 * - The  linking the North American  and the  officially opens to.

May

 * May - First event held in.
 * late May / early June - s lifted in the.
 * - British Empire Day is renamed.

June

 * - becomes a self governing crown colony of Britain with   as Prime Minister.
 * - A new government of the is sworn in by Sir William Goode. Two former Ministers were re-elected to the Legislative Assembly.
 * - The and  attempt the delivery of mail via.
 * - The  is launched as the first  to carry s.
 * - A three-front revolutionary invasion by air and sea takes place in the consisting of exiles aided by  whose purpose was to overthrow  . Within a few days all but four are captured and executed. Trujillo is killed less than two years later by men partly inspired by the deaths of the 1959 martyrs.
 * - The film , based on the best-selling novel, is released. stars as the title character; she will later say that this is her favorite film role. The film is a box-office hit, and is nominated for several Oscars.
 * becomes the third of.
 * Convicted spy  is released after only nine years in British prison and allowed to emigrate to,  (where he resumed a scientific career).
 * Queen and US President  open the.
 * , a film based on H.T. Kavanagh's short stories, is released in the U.S. by, after world premiering in . It will be the only "personally produced by Disney" film in which appears; he also sings.
 * Queen and US President  open the.
 * , a film based on H.T. Kavanagh's short stories, is released in the U.S. by, after world premiering in . It will be the only "personally produced by Disney" film in which appears; he also sings.

July

 * July - The medical research group studying comes to the conclusion that  is the cause.
 * - Royal wedding in : Prince Albert marries the Italian princess.
 * - With the admission of as the 49th  earlier in the year, the 49-star  debuts in.
 * - 14:28 UT occulted the star . The rare event which will next occur on,  was used for determining the diameter of Venus and the structure of Venus' atmosphere.
 * - and  become the first Americans killed in action in.
 * - industry  in ,
 * Famous singer  dies.
 * - At the opening of the American National Exhibition in, US Vice President and USSR Premier  have a "."

August

 * - declared in.
 * The launches  from the Atlantic Missile Range in,.
 * The Roseburg Oregon Blast kills 14 and causes $12 million worth of damage.
 * - in  leaves 2,000 dead.
 * - sends the first picture of Earth from space.
 * - gains.
 * - is admitted as the 50th.
 * - joins.
 * - joins.

September

 * - crashes onto the  as the first man-made object on the moon.
 * - The ’s first  RO/RO   makes maiden voyage across.
 * - 's prime minister assassinated.
 * -, worst storm to hit kills more than 5,000 people.

October

 * - 's classic anthology series  premieres on.
 * - probe  sends back first ever photos of the.
 * At the national congress of in  a group of leftist radicals are expelled from the party. They will later form.
 * Large scale diamond robbery in London.
 * - USA launches.
 * - Joseph T. Stevens was born to George and Kay Stevens in Greencastle In.
 * - Rozana Yusoff was born in Kuala Lumpur.
 * - In, the opens to the public. It was designed by.
 * Riots in the.
 * announces in that he will never return to the.
 * Riots in the.
 * announces in that he will never return to the.

November

 * - The first section of the was opened between the present junctions 5 and 18.
 * - Leeds City Tramways closes down.
 * - The epic , very loosely based on the 1911 stage pantomime produced by, is released. It is a critical and financial bomb.
 * - The Clutter family of is brutally murdered.
 * - 's widescreen, multimillion dollar, version of ', starring, is released and becomes MGM's greatest hit up to that time. It is critically acclaimed and eventually wins 11  - a record held until , when ' equals the record.

December

 * - : signed - 12 countries, including the  and the, sign a landmark , which sets aside  as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on that  (this was the first  agreement established during the Cold War).
 * - in southern  collapses and water flows over the town of : 412 dead.
 * - 's  is telecast for only the second time, but it gains an even larger viewing audience than the first telecast, spurring CBS to make it an annual tradition on television.
 * - Makarios selected first.

Undated

 * are introduced by.
 * is founded by.
 * The first skull of is discovered by  and his wife  in the,.
 * The first known human with dies in . PMID 9468138
 * The current (as of 2006) design of the ese was put into circulation.
 * The became extinct in Iran by this date.

January-February

 * -, American singer
 * , Guatemalan writer, recipient of the
 * , NASCAR driver
 * -, Nigerian-born singer
 * -, Lead singer of The Bangles
 * -, Brazilian singer and actor
 * -, German actress
 * -, American news correspondent and sportscaster
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, cofounder and former drummer/keyboardist of
 * -, American football player
 * -, English record producer
 * -, American football player
 * -, American soprano
 * -, American tennis player
 * -, American actor
 * -, British field hockey player
 * -, nian basketball player
 * -, British field hockey player
 * -, nian basketball player

March-April

 * -, Australian news presenter
 * -, American actor and comedian
 * -, Irish/American actor
 * , American actor
 * , German-Italian journalist and talk show host
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, baseball player
 * , American rapper
 * -, American basketball player, coach, and baseball player
 * , French film producer, writer, and director
 * , American singer
 * , American wrestler
 * , British actor
 * -, Japanese composer
 * -, American actor
 * , Canadian mountaineer
 * , American musician
 * -, Morrocan football player and manager
 * -, American actor
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, Cuban-born judge and television personality
 * -, Hong Kong film director
 * -, Scottish field hockey player
 * -, British musician
 * , Canadian actress
 * , American actor
 * -, Scottish singer
 * -, American author
 * -, Canadian politician and present Prime Minister (2006- )
 * -, British musician
 * , Canadian actress
 * , American actor
 * -, Scottish singer
 * -, American author
 * -, Canadian politician and present Prime Minister (2006- )
 * -, Canadian politician and present Prime Minister (2006- )

May-June

 * , Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
 * , British comedian and writer
 * , English singer
 * , American guitarist
 * , British game programmer
 * -, American actress
 * -, French singer
 * -, British musician
 * - Nicole Brown Simpson, Ex-wife of and
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Irish politician
 * -, British singer
 * -, Swedish-born hockey player (d. )
 * -, British actor
 * -, Sri Lankan-born American actor, screenwriter and film director, knowns for playing Rama Kandra in Matrix Revolutions
 * -, British actor and comedian
 * -, American musician
 * -, American bassist
 * , American comedian, actor, and author
 * , American mountaineer
 * -, Canadian actor and comedian
 * -, British musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian actor and comedian
 * -, British musician
 * -, American actor

July-August

 * -, British journalist
 * -, French basketball player
 * -, American engineer (d. )
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American actress
 * , American musician
 * , American singer
 * -, British field hockey player
 * -, American football player
 * , American writer
 * , American actor
 * -, American football player
 * , Indian actor
 * , Dutch artist
 * -, British singer
 * -, American actress and singer
 * -, Japanese scientist, recipient of the
 * -, American guitarist (d.  )
 * -, German cellist and composer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Argentinian singer
 * -, American basketball player
 * , American author
 * , American baseball player
 * -, Asian-American actress, singer, and dancer
 * -, American football player
 * -, Colombian artist
 * , American actress
 * , British scientist
 * -, Australian footballer and actor
 * -, Colombian artist
 * , American actress
 * , British scientist
 * -, Australian footballer and actor
 * -, Australian footballer and actor

September-October

 * -, Quebec founder
 * -, Australian actor
 * -, Tajik composer, singer, and actor
 * -, Norwegian singer
 * -, Irish actor
 * , English footballer
 * , Brazilian singer and keyboardist
 * -, American actor
 * -, Rwandan writer
 * -  singer
 * , American golfer
 * , American comedian
 * , American actor
 * , Peruvian politician
 * , English music producer and television talent show judge
 * -, American actor
 * -, British singer and songwriter (d.)
 * -, American singer
 * , Duchess of York
 * , American chef and restaurant owner
 * , American writer, editor, and music historian
 * , American film critic
 * -, Malaysian
 * -, Japanese actor
 * -, American actor, writer, and director
 * -, American singer and parodist
 * -, Australian singer
 * -, British actor
 * -, American basketball coach
 * -, American writer
 * -, American singer and parodist
 * -, Australian singer
 * -, British actor
 * -, American basketball coach
 * -, American writer
 * -, American writer

November-December

 * -, Canadian singer and photographer
 * -, American basketball coach
 * -, Turkish football player and topscorer.
 * -, American sports reporter
 * -, British actor
 * -, Irish footballer and football manager
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, British politician
 * -, American actor
 * , American actress
 * , a Russian former CEO of Group Menatep, best known as the business partner of
 * -, British presenter and journalist
 * -, Mexican-born author
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, American author
 * -, American actor
 * date unknown -, Irish artist
 * date unknown -, Irish artist

January-March

 * -, Australian botanist (b. )
 * -, American film director (b. )
 * -, English race car driver (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * - Killed in a private plane crash:
 * , American singer (b. )
 * , American singer (b. )
 * , American singer (b. )
 * -, American philanthropist (b. )
 * -, Irish actress (b. )
 * -, American race car driver (b. )
 * -, American jazz musician (b. )
 * -, British physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Puerto Rican poet (b. )
 * -, American screenwriter (b. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * -, American-born novelist (b. )
 * -, first (b. )

April-June

 * -, American architect (b. )
 * -, Argentine politician, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Irish footballer (b. )
 * , Antarctic explorer (b. )
 * , Argentinian footballer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, German chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American actor, tv "Superman" (b. )
 * -, stage & screen actress (b. )
 * -, French writer, poet, singer, and musician (b. )
 * -, French writer, poet, singer, and musician (b. )

July - September

 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, Swiss composer (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, king of Rwanda (b. c. 1912)
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, American film director and writer (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Polish harpsichordist (b. )
 * , pioneer British aviator, (b. )
 * , American-born sculptor (b. )
 * -, Czech composer (b. )
 * -, of  (b. )
 * -, racing driver (b. )
 * -, racing driver (b. )

October-December

 * -, American art historian (b. )
 * -, American tenor (b. )
 * -, Australian actor (b. )
 * -, , recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Algerian athlete (b. )
 * -, Australian politician (b. )
 * -, Scottish physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Brazilian composer (b. )
 * -, American boxer and actor (b. )
 * -, Polish-born dancer and actress (b. )