What Happened In April 1959 In History

Historical Events for April, 1959

• 1st » Archbishop Iakovos of America known as Iakovos is enthroned as Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America e.g Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America.
• 8th » A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
• 8th » The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
• 10th » Akihito, future Emperor of Japan, marries Empress Michiko of Japan named Michiko.
• 25th » The St. Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes (North America) named Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1959

• 1st » Helmuth Duckadam, Romanian footballer
• 1st » Margita Stefanović, Serbian keyboard player (Ekatarina Velika) (d. 2002)
• 2nd » David Frankel, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 2nd » Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver
• 2nd » Yves Lavandier, French director and producer
• 2nd » Steve Monarque, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 2nd » Badou Zaki, Moroccan footballer and manager
• 3rd » David Hyde Pierce, American actor
• 4th » Phil Morris (actor) e.g Phil Morris, American actor
• 5th » Julius Drake, English pianist
• 6th » Gail Shea, Canadian politician
• 9th » Bernard Jenkin, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
• 10th » Babyface (musician) or Babyface, American singer-songwriter and producer (After 7, The Deele, and Manchild (band) known as Manchild)
• 10th » Uwe Behrens, German footballer and manager
• 10th » Davy Carton, English-Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Saw Doctors and Blaze X)
• 10th » Yvan Loubier, Canadian economist and politician
• 10th » Brian Setzer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Stray Cats, The Tomcats, and The Brian Setzer Orchestra)
• 11th » Pierre Lacroix (ice hockey b. 1959) e.g Pierre Lacroix, Canadian ice hockey player
• 11th » Ana María Polo, Cuban-American lawyer and judge
• 12th » Howard Stableford, English radio and television host
• 12th » Tracy Tormé, American screenwriter and producer
• 15th » Fruit Chan, Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter
• 15th » Kevin Lowe, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
• 15th » Emma Thompson, English actress and screenwriter
• 15th » Thomas F. Wilson, American actor
• 16th » Robert Casilla, American illustrator
• 16th » Scott McKinsey, American director and producer
• 16th » Alison Ramsay, Scottish field hockey player
• 17th » Sean Bean, English actor
• 17th » Jimmy Mann (ice hockey) or Jimmy Mann, Canadian ice hockey player
• 18th » Susan Faludi, American journalist and author
• 18th » Frank Mulholland, Scottish lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland
• 19th » Jane Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, English activist
• 19th » Donald Markwell, Australian sociologist and educator
• 19th » Teofisto Guingona III, Filipino politician
• 20th » Clint Howard, American actor
• 21st » Tim Jacobus, American illustrator
• 21st » Arno Pijpers, Dutch footballer and coach
• 21st » Robert Smith (musician) called Robert Smith, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and The Glove)
• 22nd » Keith Boanas, English footballer and manager
• 22nd » Terry Francona, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 22nd » Catherine Mary Stewart, Canadian actress
• 22nd » Ryan Stiles, American-Canadian actor and producer
• 24th » Eren Keskin, Turkish lawyer and activist
• 24th » Glenn Morshower, American actor
• 24th » Malcolm Oastler, Australian-English engineer
• 24th » Dave Ridgway, English-Canadian football player
• 24th » Paula Yates, English television host and author (d. 2000)
• 25th » Clarissa Burt, American model and actress
• 25th » Paul Madden (diplomat) called Paul Madden, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Australia
• 25th » Daniel Kash, Canadian actor and director
• 25th » Tony Phillips, American baseball player
• 26th » John Corabi, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mötley Crüe, Angora (band) Angora, The Scream (band) The Scream, Union (band) Union, and Brides of Destruction)
• 26th » Thanasis Papakonstantinou, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player
• 27th » Sheena Easton, Scottish singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 27th » Louis Lortie, Canadian-German pianist
• 27th » Neil Pearson, English actor
• 28th » Erhard Loretan, Swiss mountaineer (d. 2011)
• 30th » Paul Gross, Canadian actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
• 30th » Stephen Harper, Canadian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada
• 30th » W. Thomas Smith, Jr., American journalist and author

Famous Deaths for April 1959

• 6th » Leo Aryeh Mayer, Israeli scholar (b. 1895)
• 9th » Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, designed the Price Tower and Fallingwater (b. 1867)
• 13th » Eduard van Beinum, Dutch conductor (b. 1901)
• 16th » Charles Halton, American actor (b. 1876)
• 18th » Irving Cummings, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1888)
• 18th » Percy Smith (footballer) e.g Percy Smith, English footballer and manager (b. 1880)

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