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Month of 1959
1959 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in August 1959: Georges Vanier
August_1959
Calendar year
1959 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1959. 1959 (MCMLIX) was
1959
13th season of FIA Formula One motor racing
1959 Formula One season Drivers' Champion: Jack Brabham International Cup Champion: Cooper-Climax Previous 1958 Next 1960 Races by country Races by venue
1959_Formula_One_season
Eighth month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal
August
1959 papal encyclical by John XXIII
priesthood") was the second encyclical of Pope John XXIII, issued 1 August 1959. It commemorated the 100th anniversary of the death of St. John Vianney
Sacerdotii_nostri_primordia
lists events that happened during 1959 in Afghanistan. The budget estimates for September 23, 1958 – September 22, 1959 (1337–38 in the Afghan calendar)
1959_in_Afghanistan
Category 4 Pacific hurricane in 1959
Hurricane Dot was a powerful hurricane which affected Hawaii in August 1959, making it, at the time, the costliest tropical cyclone in Hawaiian history
Hurricane_Dot_(1959)
Japanese TV news network
broadcast non-news programs originating from TBS Television. Founded on 1 August 1959, JNN is made up of 28 full-time affiliates. It also operates the 24-hour
Japan_News_Network
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards, as well as the releases of two acclaimed films
1959_in_film
British musician (born 1959)
Joseph Thomas Elliott (born 1 August 1959) is an English musician, best known as the lead singer and one of the founding members of the hard rock band
Joe_Elliott
European football tournament
The 1959–60 European Cup was the fifth season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who
1959–60_European_Cup
Irish actor (born 1959)
Finbar Lynch (born 28 August 1959) is an Irish actor. Lynch was born in Dublin and, at the age of 11, moved with his family to the village of Inverin
Finbar_Lynch
German far-right terrorist (1959-1980)
Gundolf Köhler (27 August 1959 – 26 September 1980) was a German far-right terrorist who planted a bomb at the 1980 Oktoberfest in Munich, killing 13
Gundolf_Köhler
The 1959 Pacific hurricane season saw 15 storms develop, 5 of which became hurricanes, and 3 of those became major hurricanes. The season officially started
1959_Pacific_hurricane_season
launches made by the R-7 Semyorka ICBM, and its derivatives between 1957 and 1959. All launches are orbital satellite launches, unless stated otherwise. References
List of R-7 launches (1957–1959)
List_of_R-7_launches_(1957–1959)
British-born American writer and poet (1881–1959)
Edgar Albert Guest (20 August 1881 – 5 August 1959) was a British-born American poet who became known as the People's Poet. His poems often had an inspirational
Edgar_A._Guest
1928 song by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill
songfacts.com "Cash Box Pop Singles – 1959" Archived 18 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Cashbox "Billboard Top 100 – 1959". Archived from the original on
Mack_the_Knife
Football league season
1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1959 Taça Brasil) was the 2nd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on 23 August 1959
1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
1959_Campeonato_Brasileiro_Série_A
South African beauty queen (born 1959)
Margaret Gardiner (born 21 August 1959) is a South African journalist and beauty queen who was the winner of the Miss Universe 1978, the first South African
Margaret Gardiner (Miss Universe)
Margaret_Gardiner_(Miss_Universe)
Malaysian politician
Malacca from the independence of the Federation of Malaya in August 1957 to August 1959 and Minister of Health from 1955 to 1956, Minister of Health and
Leong_Yew_Koh
Peanuts comic strip character
She was first mentioned in May 1959 and throughout a long series of strips before her first appearance in August 1959. Cathy Steinberg was the first to
Sally_Brown
English screenwriter and film director
Steven Knight (born 5 August 1959) is an English film and television show maker. He wrote the screenplays for the films Closed Circuit, Dirty Pretty Things
Steven_Knight
English actress (born 1959)
Linda Valiris (née Henry; born 24 August 1959) is an English actress, known for her roles as Yvonne Atkins in the ITV prison drama series Bad Girls and
Linda_Henry
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Jenkins and given royal assent on 29 July 1959, coming into force on 29 August 1959 as the Obscene Publications Act 1959. With the committee consisting of both
Obscene_Publications_Act_1959
63rd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL)
The 1959 VFL season was the 63rd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria
1959_VFL_season
Ghanaian-British actor
Peter Mensah (born 27 August 1959) is a Ghanaian-British actor, based in Canada. He is best known for his role as Oenomaus on the Starz television series
Peter_Mensah
Month of 1959
1959 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in May 1959: W. E. B. Du Bois
May_1959
British film producer and talent agent
Cassian Elwes (born 7 August 1959) is a British independent film producer and talent agent. Cassian Elwes was born on 7 August 1959 in London. He is the
Cassian_Elwes
Alert posture used by the United States Armed Forces
used by the United States Armed Forces. The DEFCON system was developed in 1959 by the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and unified and specified combatant commands
DEFCON
Month of 1959
1959 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in October 1959: Aleksandr Alekseyev
October_1959
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
Explorer 6, or S-2, was a NASA satellite, launched on 7 August 1959, at 14:24:20 GMT. It was a small, spherical satellite designed to study trapped radiation
Explorer_6
Multi-sport event in Turin, Italy
28 August 1959. Retrieved 17 December 2021. "Spotlight: Take a look back to the Torino 1959 Summer Universiade". fisu.net. Retrieved 18 August 2021
1959_Summer_Universiade
Day of the year
Wörgl, Austria, on 27 August 1959. "DE LIMA, LEILA M." Senate of the Philippines – Legislative Reference Bureau. Retrieved 27 August 2026. "Certificate of
August_27
1959 meetings of the Politburo and Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
(CCP) held between July and August 1959. The CCP Politburo met in an "expanded session" (Kuoda Huiyi) between July 2 and August 1, followed by the 8th Plenum
Lushan_Conference
Parliamentary elections were held in South Vietnam on 30 August 1959, resulting in an overwhelming victory for President Ngô Đình Diệm and the government
1959 South Vietnamese parliamentary election
1959_South_Vietnamese_parliamentary_election
Greek Orthodox Christian Athonite monk
born Fragkiskos Kottis, Greek: Φραγκίσκος Κόττης; 12 February 1897 – 15 August 1959) was a Greek Orthodox monk and elder who led a small group of monks at
Joseph_the_Hesychast
Member of the Lok Sabha
Vijay Baghel (born 15 August 1959) is an Indian politician who serves as the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Durg as a member of the Bharatiya Janata
Vijay_Baghel
Canadian provincial election
The 1959 Newfoundland general election was held on 20 August 1959 to elect members of the 32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal
1959 Newfoundland general election
1959_Newfoundland_general_election
1959 Individual Long Track European Championship was the third edition of the Long Track European Championship. The final was held on 20 August 1959 in
1959 Individual Long Track European Championship
1959_Individual_Long_Track_European_Championship
English football club season
During the 1959–60 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Source: World Football Rules for classification:
1959–60_Arsenal_F.C._season
General elections were held in the Federation of Malaya on Wednesday, 19 August 1959 for members of the first Parliament of the Federation of Malaya, the
1959_Malayan_general_election
English football club season
During the 1959–60 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Source: World Football Rules for classification:
1959–60_Everton_F.C._season
International cricket season
The 1959 International cricket season was from April 1959 to August 1959. "Season 1959". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2020. "Season 1959 overview"
International_cricket_in_1959
British mystery by Robert Hamer
The Scapegoat is a 1959 British mystery film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Alec Guinness, Nicole Maurey and Bette Davis. The screenplay was by
The_Scapegoat_(1959_film)
Motor vehicle
rear-engined car produced by German manufacturer BMW in various models from August 1959 to November 1965. It was the first BMW automobile with a monocoque structure
BMW_700
Football league season
The 1959–60 Yugoslav First League season was the 14th season of the First Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Prva savezna liga), the top level association
1959–60_Yugoslav_First_League
The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1959, the 5th anniversary year of the publication. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each
List of Playboy Playmates of 1959
List_of_Playboy_Playmates_of_1959
Religious studies scholar
Graham Harvey (born 25 August 1959) is an English religious studies scholar. He specialises in modern Paganism, indigenous religions and animism. Graham
Graham Harvey (religious studies scholar)
Graham_Harvey_(religious_studies_scholar)
English football club season
The 1959–60 season was Manchester United's 58th season in the Football League, and their 15th consecutive season in the top division of English football
1959–60 Manchester United F.C. season
1959–60_Manchester_United_F.C._season
1959 Hong Kong film by Yueh Feng
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences "For Better, For Worse". hkmdb.com. 20 August 1959. Retrieved 29 October 2020. Yu guo tian qing (aka For Better, for Worse)
For Better, for Worse (1959 film)
For_Better,_for_Worse_(1959_film)
Diesel-mechanical railway locomotive used in Great Britain
it was stored at Ashford, before withdrawal in August 1959. It was cut up at Ashford in December 1959. "Bulleid's Diesel-mechanical Shunter '11001'".
British_Rail_11001
1959 film by B. R. Panthulu
School Master is a 1959 Indian Hindi film, directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Karan Dewan, Shakila, B. Saroja Devi and Radha Kishan
School_Master_(1959_film)
Indian choreographer (born 1959)
Navtej Singh Johar (born 8 August 1959) is an Indian Sangeet Natak Akademi award-winning Bharatnatyam exponent and choreographer. He is also an LGBTQ
Navtej_Johar
Austrian illustrator and writer (1877–1959)
Alfred Leopold Isidor Kubin (10 April 1877 – 20 August 1959) was an Austrian artist, printmaker, illustrator, and writer of a single novel, The Other
Alfred_Kubin
Italian Catholic priest and politician (1871–1959)
Sturzo (Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi ˈsturtso] ; 26 November 1871 – 8 August 1959) was an Italian Catholic priest and prominent politician. He was known
Luigi_Sturzo
Australian modern art group
late 1950s. Despite staging only a single exhibition in Melbourne in August 1959, the Antipodeans gained international recognition. The group's members
Antipodeans
Former motor racing circuit in Bristol, England
Bristol Lulsgate Airport, where the Lulsgate Circuit had been. On 1 August 1959, the Bristol Motorcycle and Light Car Club (BM&LCC) organised the first
Whitchurch_Circuit
British actor
Ashley Knight (born 19 August 1959 in Sutton, Surrey, England) is a British actor notable for child roles including Young Claudius in I Claudius; Jim
Ashley_Knight
Vittorio Tedesco Zammarano (8 June 1890 – 25 August 1959) was an explorer and writer. He was born in Paris in 1890 to Italian parents, Ettore Tedesco
Vittorio_Tedesco_Zammarano
British businessman (born 1959)
Sir Ian Michael Cheshire (born 6 August 1959) is a British businessman and chairman of Land Securities Group PLC. Cheshire joined the board as a non-executive
Ian_Cheshire_(businessman)
British car model from 1959 to 2000
1959, and by August, several thousand cars had been produced ready for the first sales. The Mini was officially announced to the public on 26 August 1959
Mini
Former Minister of Defence of Nigeria
Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali Listen (born 25 August 1959) is a retired Nigerian Army brigadier general and former Minister of Defence of Nigeria appointed
Mansur_Dan-Ali
French historian (1874 – 1959)
Georges Lefebvre (French: [ʒɔʁʒ ləfɛvʁ]; 6 August 1874 – 28 August 1959) was a French historian, best known for his work on the French Revolution and peasant
Georges_Lefebvre
British TV panel game show (1951–1996)
Television - 22 March 1959". BBC Genome Project. 22 March 1959. Retrieved 18 February 2020. "What's My Line? - BBC Television - 30 August 1959". BBC Genome Project
What's My Line? (British game show)
What's_My_Line?_(British_game_show)
Portuguese racing driver (1934–2020)
Formula One World Championship Grands Prix (four starts), debuting on 23 August 1959. He did not score any championship points. In 2009, at the age of 75
Mário_de_Araújo_Cabral
Comune in Lombardy, Italy
received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on 26 August 1959. The town is served by the Melegnano railway station. Melegnano was a
Melegnano
Colombian actor (1959–2022)
Fabio Iván Restrepo (15 August 1959 – 13 February 2022) was a Colombian actor, known mainly for playing Gerardo in the film Sumas y restas by Víctor Gaviria
Fabio_Restrepo
Football tournament season
The 1959–60 Scottish League Cup was the fourteenth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Heart of Midlothian
1959–60_Scottish_League_Cup
Serbian businessman (1959–2024)
Miodrag Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Костић; 25 August 1959 – 13 November 2024) was a Serbian businessman. He was the founder and owner of MK Group
Miodrag_Kostić
Indian politician
Kadambur C. Raju (born 20 August 1959) is an Indian politician and the member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Kovilpatti constituency. He
Kadambur_Raju
British Conservative politician (1959–2025)
Oliver Newton Colvile (26 August 1959 – 20 October 2025) was a British politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Plymouth Sutton
Oliver_Colvile
British-American scientist (born 1959)
Stephen Wolfram (/ˈwʊlfrəm/ WUUL-frəm; born 29 August 1959) is a British-American computer scientist, physicist, and businessman. He works in computer
Stephen_Wolfram
The first Rahman cabinet (9 August 1955 – 19 August 1959) was the first cabinet of the Federation of Malaya following the conclusion of Malaya's first
First_Rahman_cabinet
English sports executive (born 1959)
Richard Craig Scudamore CBE (born 11 August 1959) is an English sports executive. He was the executive chairman of the English Premier League from June
Richard_Scudamore
1959 British film
The Devil's Disciple is a 1959 film adaptation of the 1897 George Bernard Shaw play The Devil's Disciple. The Anglo-American film was directed by Guy Hamilton
The Devil's Disciple (1959 film)
The_Devil's_Disciple_(1959_film)
Portuguese football manager and former player
Joaquim Carvalho de Azevedo (born 23 August 1959), commonly known as Quim, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder
Quim_(footballer,_born_1959)
Scottish singer-songwriter
Sadenia "Eddi" Reader MBE (born 29 August 1959) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, known for her work as the lead vocalist of the folk and soft rock band
Eddi_Reader
1959 British TV series or programme
mystery television series which first aired on the BBC in two series between 1959 and 1960. It is adaptation of two novels by Margery Allingham, Dancers in
Campion_(1959_TV_series)
Annual hurling competition season
Claughaun were the defending champions. The final was played on 30 August 1959 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Cappamore and St Patrick's
1959 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
1959_Limerick_Senior_Hurling_Championship
(week ending). h "It's Late" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 6 August 1959 (week ending) for 2 weeks. i "Come Softly to Me" (Frankie Vaughan & The
List of UK top-ten singles in 1959
List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1959
rice. The PIFRC stepped up its agitations in August 1959. The organization put forward August 20, 1959 as the date to initiate mass resistance to force
Price Increase and Famine Resistance Committee
Price_Increase_and_Famine_Resistance_Committee
Position in the United States Department of State
of the position of under secretary of state for political affairs in August 1959, the deputy under secretary for political affairs assisted the secretary
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Under_Secretary_of_State_for_Political_Affairs
Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess (born 1959)
Teresa Presmanes Corona (born 27 August 1959), known professionally as Daniela Romo, is a Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess. During her career, she
Daniela_Romo
Japanese film and television director
Keita Amemiya (雨宮 慶太, Amemiya Keita; born 24 August 1959) is a Japanese film and television director, screenwriter and character designer from Urayasu
Keita_Amemiya
English socialite (born 1959)
Patterson; born 19 August 1959) is an English businesswoman, stylist, and socialite. Bismarck was born Debonnaire Jane Patterson on 19 August 1959 as the first
Debonnaire_von_Bismarck
Malaysian politician and businessman
Tunku Abdul Rahman from August 1955 to August 1959 during which time Federation of Malaya gained independence from Britain in August 1957. He co-founded the
H._S._Lee
Peruvian footballer (born 1959)
Jorge Alberto Hirano Matsumoto (born 16 August 1959 in Huaral) is a former Japanese Peruvian football player. Hirano didn't have the looks of a forward
Jorge_Hirano
Motor car race
The 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monsanto on 23 August 1959. It was race 7 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers
1959_Portuguese_Grand_Prix
Mongolian politician and businessman
Bazarsadyn Jargalsaikhan (Mongolian: Базарсадын Жаргалсайхан; born 20 August 1959), better known by his nickname Buyangiin Jaagaa (Mongolian: Буянгийн
Bazarsadyn_Jargalsaikhan
Month of 1959
1959 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in April 1959: Kazuo Inamori founded
April_1959
1959 film by Henry Levin
Earth (also called Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth) is a 1959 American science fiction adventure film directed by Henry Levin and starring
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film)
Journey_to_the_Center_of_the_Earth_(1959_film)
Bosnian-Herzegovina footballer
Ferid Radeljaš (born 22 August 1959) is a retired Bosnian-Herzegovinian professional footballer. He was a member of the FK Sarajevo squad that won the
Ferid_Radeljaš
Australian singer (born 1959)
Jane Scali (born 8 August 1959) is an Australian singer and former TV personality. She was one of the original cast members of the long-running TV show
Jane_Scali
Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation
Moza bint Nasser al-Misnad (Arabic: موزا بنت ناصر المسند; born 8 August 1959) is the mother of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir of Qatar. She
Moza_bint_Nasser
1959 film directed by Richard Fleischer
Compulsion is a 1959 American crime drama film directed by Richard Fleischer, based on the 1956 novel by Meyer Levin, which in turn is a thinly-fictionalized
Compulsion_(1959_film)
19/20th-century English aviator
Claude Grahame-White (21 August 1879 – 19 August 1959) was an English pioneer of aviation, and the first to make a night flight, during the Daily Mail-sponsored
Claude_Grahame-White
British businessman
Sir Andrew William Graham Wylie CBE (born 12 August 1959) is a British businessman and co-founder of Sage Group, the United Kingdom's largest software
Graham_Wylie
British actress (1931–1966)
Ann Stephens (21 May 1931 – 12 August 1959) was a British child actress and singer, who was popular in the 1940s. She was born in London, the daughter
Ann_Stephens
English cricketer, solicitor
Rawlinson (born 4 August 1959) is an English artist and former first-class cricketer. Rawlinson was born at Edgware in August 1959. He was educated at
John Rawlinson (cricketer, born 1959)
John_Rawlinson_(cricketer,_born_1959)
English football club season
The 1959–60 season was Manchester City's 58th season of competitive football and 43rd season in the top division of English football. In addition to the
1959–60 Manchester City F.C. season
1959–60_Manchester_City_F.C._season
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