1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It is also a song by The Sisters of Mercy on the album Floodland. 1959 - Events. 1959 - January. January 1 - Cultivars of plants named after this date must be named in a modern language, not in Latin. January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when forces of Fidel Castro advance. January 2 - CBS Radio cuts four soap operas: Backstage ...

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1959 - Unknown date. Claudia Benton, American murder victim (d. 1998) 1959 - January. January 1 - Azali Assoumani, Comorese president January 6 - Kathy Sledge, American singer January 9 - Rigoberta Menchú, Guatemalan writer, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize January 10 - Simon Sunatori, Canadian inventor January 16 - Sade, Nigerian-born singer January 17 - Susanna Hoffs, American singer (The Bangles) January 24 - Nastassja Kinski, German actress January 27 - Keith Olbermann, American news corres ...

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For 1959, the Series 62 became the Series 6200. This car is remembered for its huge sharp tailfins with dual bullet tail lights. The DeVilles became the Series 6300, though they all shared the same 130 in wheelbase. Engine output was an even 325 hp (242 kW) from the 390 in³ engine. The 1960 6200 had smoother, more restrained styling. It was reengineered for 1961 with boxier styling. The Eldorado moved into the DeVille's 6300 subseries. The engine was entirely changed for 1963, though the displacement and output remained the same. The engine was bumped to 429 in³ for 1964, ...

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Oct 3, 1959 - A shepherd from Kibbutz Heftziba was killed near Kibbutz Yad Hana. Apr 27, 1959 - Two hikers were shot at close range and killed near Massada. Feb 1, 1959 - Three civilians were killed by a terrorist landmine near Moshav Zavdiel. Jan 23, 1959 - A shepherd from Kibbutz Lehavot Habashan was killed. ...

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Warlock is a 1959 film, released by Twentieth Century Fox, shot in color and CinemaScope. It is a Western adapted from the novel by Oakley Hall (screenplay written by Robert Alan Aurthur). Somewhat surprisingly, it is not often mentioned as a classic of the genre, perhaps because the dark psychological moorings in the plot uncomfortably recall the witch-hunt hysteria of the Cold War era that had left a bitter imprint on Hollywood. Another reason for its neglect may well be the fact that its director, Edward Dmytryk, one of the ...

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See also: 1958 in film 1959 1960 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film 1959 in film - Events. The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film, Sappy Bullfighters. September 18 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx marries his second wife, Barbara Blakely. November 18 - William Wyler's film Ben-Hur premieres at Loew's Theater in New York City. Sammy Davis, Jr. and May Bri ...

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Ben-Hur is a 1959 film directed by William Wyler and is, today, the best-known version of the film based on the 1880 book by Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. It was produced in grand style with over 300 sets scattered over 340 acres (1.4 km²), and featured Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur and Stephen Boyd as Messala. It premiered at Loews Theater in New York City on November 18, 1959. This version won an unprecedented 11 Academy Awards (a number matched only by two other movies in the history of Academy Awards - Titanic in 1997 and T ...

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The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between King Léopold II's formal relinquishment of personal control over the state to Belgium on 15 November, 1908, to the dawn of Congolese independence on 30 June, 1960. Belgian Congo - 1908-1950s. Léopold gave up control of his personal property, the Congo Free State mainly due to international outrage over the brutality of his reign. However, the new era of Belgian rule in the Congo did little to improve the c ...

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Charly Gaul (December 8, 1932 – December 6, 2005) was a leading professional cyclist of the 1950s. He was an accomplished time trialist, however, he was renowned as a climbing specialist. His climbing ability earned him the nickname of The Angel of the Mountains in the 1958 Tour de France which he won overall and took ten stage victories. He was also successful in the Giro d'Italia, winning in 1956 and 1959, and claiming several further high places. Gaul was known for his strong performances in cold and wet weather conditions, of which he often took advantage to attack his rivals. He was known for his high pe ...

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1959 in aviation - Unknown. The Canadian Golden Hawks aerobatic team is formed. 1959 in aviation - February. February 3 - Rock stars Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper die when the Beechcraft Bonanza they are traveling in crashes during a snow storm in Iowa. February 20 - The Canadian government cancels the Avro CF-105 Arrow. 1959 in aviation - March. March 31 - BOAC commences its firs ...

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1959 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox (4-2); Larry Sherry, MVP All-Star Game (#1), July 7 at Forbes Field: National League, 5-4 All-Star Game (#2), August 3 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: American League, 5-3 1959 in baseball - Other champions. Caribbean World Series: Almendares (Cuba) College World Series: Oklahoma State Japan Series: Nankai Hawks over Yomiuri Giants (4-0) Little League World Series: ...

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1959 in baseball - January-June. January 5 - Milt Thompson January 9 - Otis Nixon January 10 - Richard Dotson January 11 - Lloyd McClendon January 21 - Jose Uribe February 15 - Joe Hesketh February 19 - Keith Atherton February 19 - Tim Burke February 20 - Bill Gullickson March 11 - Phil Bradley March 13 - Luis Aguayo March 15 - Harold Baines March 16 - Charles Hudson April 2 - Al N ...

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Men's Golf Grand Slam of golf results: May — The Masters golf tournament — Art Wall, Jr. June — US Open — Billy Casper July — British Open — Gary Player August — PGA Championship — Bob Rosburg PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Art Wall, Jr. — $53,168 Ryder Cup: United States 8½ to 3½ over Britain in world team golf Women's Golf US Women's Open — Mickey Wright LPGA Championship — Betsy Rawls Betsy Rawls: leading money winner on ...

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1959 in South Africa - December. 5 April - Pan-Africanist Congress led by Robert Sobukwe secede from the African National Congress 9 July - The record for the London-Cape Town flight is set by Wing Commander MJ Beetham flying a Royal Air Force Vickers Valiant, completing the journey in 11 hours 27 minutes 12 December - The 47th Annual Conference of the Afr ...

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1959 in rail transport - March events. March 28 - The Niagara, St. Catherines and Toronto Railway, the last interurban railroad in Canada, operates its last revenue train 1959 in rail transport - April events. April 3 - Construction begins on Japanese National Railways’ Tokaido Shinkansen between Osaka and Tokyo. 1959 in rail transport - June events. June 9 - The Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad, commuter r ...

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The cyclone struck at peak strength late in the evening of June 19. The commercial salmon fishing fleet had sailed from Escuminac to set their nets at the mouth of Miramichi Bay and drift with them until morning. The skies turned ominous shortly after supper that evening, and the storm hit with such ferocity that the shallow waters of the western Gulf of St. Lawrence were reportedly running between 50-60 feet in height. Unfortunately, the updated storm warnings had not been passed on from meteorologists to the fishing fleet because the boat ...

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Game 1: Chicago White Sox 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 Game 2: Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Game 3: Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Chicago White Sox 1 Game 4: Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Game 5: Chicago White Sox 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 Game 6 (October 8,1959): Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Chicago White Sox 3 ...

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1959 in baseball - January-March. January 30 - The Cincinnati Reds trade catcher Smokey Burgess, pitcher Harvey Haddix, and third baseman Don Hoak to the Pittsburgh Pirates for third baseman Frank Thomas, right-handed pitcher Jim Pendleton, outfielder Johnny Powers, pitcher Whammy Douglas and cash. The deal will turn out to be one of the worst in Reds history. 1959 in baseball - April-June. See also:

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January January 8 - Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy G-AOZZ January 20 - Vickers Vanguard G-AOYW March March 12 - Aero Boero AB-95 April April 5 - Aero L-29 Delfin May May 4 - Pilatus PC-6 June June 8 - North American X-15 (unpowered) June 17 - Dassault Mirage IV July July 14 - Sukhoi T-431, prototype of the Sukhoi Su-9 October ...

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