What Happened in 1959
22 historical events, 43 notable births, and 6 notable deaths in 1959.
Major Events
January 1959
1959 — year
Cuban Revolution — revolution in Cuba culminating in 1959
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
1959 South American Championship — football tournament in Argentina march/april 1959
1959 South American Championship — football tournament in Ecuador december 1959
EuroBasket 1959 — basketball competition
1959 in film — overview of the events of 1959 in film
1959 FIBA World Championship — 1959 edition of the FIBA World Championship
1959 Mediterranean Games — 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Games
1959 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition
1959 Summer Universiade — multi-sport event in Turin, Italy
December 1959
Antarctic Treaty System — international treaties concerning Antarctica
March 1959
Eurovision Song Contest 1959 — 4th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
1959 Tibetan uprising — uprising in Lhasa, Tibet against China
February 1959
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
The Day the Music Died — 1959 airplane crash that killed three American rock musicians
April 1959
31st Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1958
June 1959
1959 European Cup Final — football match
July 1959
Kitchen Debate — exchanges of views between Nikita Khrushchev and Richard Nixon at an exhibition in Moscow in July 1959
May 1959
1959 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1959