January 1, 1959
1959 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition
1959 FIBA World Championship — 1959 edition of the FIBA World Championship
1959 Mediterranean Games — 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Games
1959–60 European Cup — 5th season of the UEFA club football tournament
1959 African Cup of Nations — football tournament
1959 Formula One season — sports season
Cuban Revolution — revolution in Cuba culminating in 1959
EuroBasket 1959 — basketball competition
1959 South American Championship — football tournament in Argentina march/april 1959
1959 Summer Universiade — multi-sport event in Turin, Italy