What Happened In March 1959 In History

Historical Events for March, 1959

• 9th » The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
• 17th » 14th Dalai Lama known as Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India.
• 18th » President of the United States or President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law allowing for Hawaiian statehood, which would become official on August 21.
• 24th » The Party of the African Federation is launched by Léopold Sédar Senghor and Modibo Keïta.
• 31st » The 14th Dalai Lama, crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1959

• 1st » Nick Griffin, English politician
• 1st » Diamanto Manolakou, Greek politician
• 2nd » GX Jupitter-Larsen, American painter
• 2nd » Larry Stewart (singer) named Larry Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Restless Heart)
• 3rd » Ira Glass, American radio host
• 3rd » Duško Vujošević, Montenegrin basketball player and coach
• 4th » Rick Ardon, Australian journalist
• 4th » Plamen Getov, Bulgarian footballer
• 5th » David Fury, American screenwriter and producer
• 5th » Tsukasa Hojo, Japanese illustrator
• 5th » Mike Byster, American mathematician, mental calculator and Mathematics education e.g math educator
• 5th » Vazgen Sargsyan, Armenian colonel and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 1999)
• 6th » Tom Arnold (actor) e.g Tom Arnold, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 6th » Chris Raschka, American author and illustrator
• 7th » Tom Lehman, American golfer
• 7th » Donna Murphy, American actress and singer
• 7th » Nick Searcy, American actor
• 8th » Lester Holt, American journalist
• 8th » Aidan Quinn, American actor
• 9th » Tom Amandes, American actor and director
• 9th » Lonny Price, American actor, screenwriter, and director
• 11th » Nina Hartley, American porn actress and director
• 11th » Manuel Negrete Arias, Mexican footballer and coach
• 11th » Dejan Stojanović, Serbian-American journalist and poet
• 12th » Mark Easton, Scottish journalist
• 12th » N.N. Krishnadas, Indian politician
• 13th » Kathy Hilton, American actress and fashion designer
• 14th » Laila Robins, American actress
• 14th » Tamara Tunie, American actress, director, and producer
• 14th » Brian Whitfield, South African cricketer
• 15th » Harold Baines, American baseball player and coach
• 15th » Renny Harlin, Finnish-American director and producer
• 15th » Lisa Holton, American journalist and author
• 15th » Fabio Lanzoni, Italian-American model and actor
• 15th » Ben Okri, Nigerian poet and author
• 16th » Sebastian Currier, American composer and educator
• 16th » Flavor Flav, American rapper and actor (Public Enemy (band) known as Public Enemy)
• 16th » Jens Stoltenberg, Norwegian politician, 27th Prime Minister of Norway
• 17th » Danny Ainge, American basketball player and coach
• 17th » Paul Black, American singer-songwriter and drummer (L.A. Guns)
• 18th » Luc Besson, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded EuropaCorp
• 18th » Irene Cara, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 19th » Terry Hall (singer) or Terry Hall, English singer-songwriter (The Specials, Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield, and Vegas (duo) or Vegas)
• 20th » Sting (wrestler) named Sting, American wrestler
• 20th » Nalini Ambady, Indian-American psychologist and academic (d. 2013)
• 20th » Dave Beasant, English footballer and coach
• 20th » Steve McFadden, English actor
• 20th » Mary Roach, American author
• 21st » Sarah Jane Morris (singer) called Sarah Jane Morris, English singer-songwriter (The Happy End)
• 21st » Yuval Rotem, Israeli diplomat
• 21st » Nobuo Uematsu, Japanese composer
• 22nd » Carlton Cuse, Mexican-American screenwriter and producer
• 22nd » Avraham Fried, American singer-songwriter
• 22nd » Matthew Modine, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 23rd » Catherine Keener, American actress
• 23rd » Epic Soundtracks, English drummer and songwriter (Swell Maps, Crime and the City Solution, and These Immortal Souls) (d. 1997)
• 23rd » Philippe Volter, Belgian actor (d. 2005)
• 24th » Derek Statham, English footballer
• 26th » Chris Hansen, American journalist
• 27th » Steve Crowley, American sergeant (d. 1979)
• 27th » Andrew Farriss, Australian keyboard player and songwriter (INXS)
• 27th » Tatyana Ivinskaya, Belarusian basketball player
• 27th » Kid Congo Powers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Gun Club, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Congo Norvell, The Cramps and Knoxville Girls)
• 27th » Ivan Savvidis, Georgian-Russian businessman and politician
• 27th » Oleksandr Sorokalet (volleyball) named Oleksandr Sorokalet, Ukrainian volleyball player
• 27th » Mariusz Strzałka, Polish fencer
• 27th » Ivan Sunara, Croatian basketball player
• 28th » Marc Bolland, Dutch-English businessman
• 28th » Laura Chinchilla, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica
• 28th » Joel McNeely, American composer
• 28th » Chris Myers, American sportscaster
• 29th » Henry Bellingham (politician) named Henry Bellingham, English politician
• 29th » Barry Blanchard, Canadian mountaineer
• 29th » Michael Hayes (wrestler) called Michael Hayes, American wrestler and singer
• 29th » Brad McCrimmon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2011)
• 30th » Andrew Bailey (banker) called Andrew Bailey, English banker
• 30th » Martina Cole, English television host and author
• 30th » Peter Ellis (childcare worker) known as Peter Ellis, New Zealand criminal
• 30th » Sabine Meyer, German clarinet player
• 31st » Markus Hediger, Swiss poet and translator
• 31st » Ali McMordie, Irish bass player (Stiff Little Fingers and Friction Groove)

Famous Deaths for March 1959

• 2nd » Eric Blore, English actor (b. 1887)
• 3rd » Lou Costello, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1906)
• 4th » Maxie Long, American runner (b. 1878)
• 11th » Lester Dent, American author (b. 1904)
• 15th » Lester Young, American saxophonist (b. 1909)
• 26th » Raymond Chandler, American author and screenwriter (b. 1888)
• 29th » Barthélemy Boganda, Central African politician, 1st List of heads of state of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire e.g Prime Minister of the Central Africa (b. 1910)
• 30th » Daniil Andreyev, Russian mystic and poet (b. 1906)
• 30th » Riccardo Zanella, Croatian politician (b. 1875)

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