Dyatlov Pass incident — unsolved deaths of nine ski hikers in the northern Ural Mountains in the Soviet Union (now Russia) between 1 February and 2 February 1959

1959 Mediterranean Games — 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Games

1959 FIBA World Championship — 1959 edition of the FIBA World Championship

1959 South American Championship — football tournament in Ecuador december 1959

1959 African Cup of Nations — football tournament

1959 Formula One season — sports season

EuroBasket 1959 — basketball competition

1959–60 European Cup — 5th season of the UEFA club football tournament

Cuban Revolution — revolution in Cuba culminating in 1959

1959 South American Championship — football tournament in Argentina march/april 1959

1959 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition