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What Happened In May 1959 In History

Historical Events for May, 1959

  • 4th » The 1st Grammy Awards are held.
  • 30th » The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General of New Zealand or Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1959

  • 1st » Yasmina Reza, French actress and playwright
  • 1st » Lawrence Seeff, South African cricketer and basket weaver
  • 2nd » Alan Best (filmmaker) e.g Alan Best, Canadian animator, director, and producer
  • 2nd » Russ Grimm, American football player and coach
  • 2nd » Tony Wakeford, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sol Invictus (band) e.g Sol Invictus, Death in June, Crisis (band) called Crisis, and Above the Ruins)
  • 3rd » David Ball (musician) named David Ball, English keyboard player and producer (Soft Cell and The Grid)
  • 3rd » Uma Bharti, Indian politician
  • 3rd » Ben Elton, English actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 3rd » Ivari Ilja, Estonian pianist
  • 4th » Scott Armstrong (wrestler) called Scott Armstrong, American wrestler and referee
  • 4th » Valdemaras Chomičius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
  • 4th » Inger Nilsson, Swedish actress
  • 4th » Randy Travis, American singer-songwriter and actor
  • 4th » Bob Tway, American golfer
  • 5th » Bobby Ellsworth, American singer and bass player (Overkill (band) known as Overkill)
  • 5th » Ian McCulloch (singer) or Ian McCulloch, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Echo & the Bunnymen, Electrafixion, and Crucial Three)
  • 5th » Peter Molyneux, English video game designer, created 'Fable (video game series) e.g Fable'
  • 5th » Brian Williams, American journalist
  • 6th » Andreas Busse, German runner
  • 6th » Charles Hendry, English politician
  • 7th » Michael E. Knight, American actor
  • 7th » Georgiy Kolnootchenko, Belarusian discus thrower
  • 7th » Heiki Valk, Estonian archeologist and academic
  • 7th » Barbara Yung, Hong Kong actress (d. 1985)
  • 8th » Ronnie Lott, American football player and sportscaster
  • 9th » Ulrich Matthes, German actor
  • 10th » Victoria Rowell, American actress and dancer
  • 10th » Danny Schayes, American basketball player
  • 11th » Martha Quinn, American radio and television host
  • 12th » Mark Davies (Bishop of Shrewsbury) e.g Mark Davies, English bishop
  • 12th » Ray Gillen, American singer-songwriter (Badlands (American band) e.g Badlands, Blue Murder (band) called Blue Murder, and Sun Red Sun) (d. 1993)
  • 12th » Ving Rhames, American actor and producer
  • 12th » Deborah Warner, English director and producer
  • 13th » Jerry Butler (pornographic actor) e.g Jerry Butler, American porn actor
  • 14th » Patrick Bruel, French actor, singer, and poker player
  • 14th » Markus Büchel, Liechtensteiner politician, 9th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (d. 2013)
  • 14th » Robert Greene (American author) or Robert Greene, American author
  • 14th » Steve Hogarth, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Marillion, The Europeans (band) called The Europeans, and How We Live)
  • 14th » John Holt (American football) e.g John Holt, American football player (d. 2013)
  • 14th » Rick Vaive, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 14th » Heather Wheeler, English politician
  • 15th » Andrew Eldritch, English singer-songwriter (The Sisters of Mercy, The Sisterhood, and SSV (band) named SSV)
  • 15th » Kaokor Galaxy, Thai boxer
  • 15th » Khaosai Galaxy, Thai boxer
  • 15th » Luis Pérez-Sala, Spanish race car driver
  • 15th » Beverly Jo Scott, American-Belgian singer-songwriter
  • 16th » Mitch Webster, American baseball player
  • 16th » Mare Winningham, American actress and singer
  • 17th » Richard Barrons, English general
  • 17th » Marcelo Loffreda, Argentinian rugby player and coach
  • 17th » Jim Nantz, American sportscaster
  • 18th » Graham Dilley, English cricketer (d. 2011)
  • 18th » Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 19th » Nicole Brown Simpson, German-American murder victim (d. 1994)
  • 20th » Susan Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Cowsills and Continental Drifters)
  • 20th » Daniel Darc, French singer-songwriter (Taxi Girl) (d. 2013)
  • 20th » Annabel Giles, Welsh-English radio and television host
  • 20th » Bronson Pinchot, American actor
  • 21st » Nick Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 21st » Abdulla Yameen, Maldivian politician, 6th President of the Maldives
  • 22nd » Morrissey, English singer-songwriter and pianist (The Smiths, The Nosebleeds, and Slaughter & The Dogs)
  • 22nd » Andres Luure, Estonian mathematician, philosopher, and academic
  • 22nd » Jon Sopel, English journalist
  • 22nd » Harry Standjofski, Canadian actor, director, and playwright
  • 23rd » Ryuta Kawashima, Japanese neuroscientist and academic
  • 23rd » Marcella Mesker, Dutch tennis player
  • 23rd » Bob Mortimer, English comedian and actor
  • 24th » Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish-American ice hockey player (d. 1985)
  • 25th » Julian Clary, English comedian, actor, and author
  • 25th » Manolis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician
  • 25th » Rick Wamsley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 26th » Ole Bornedal, Danish actor, director, and producer
  • 28th » Risto Mannisenmäki, Finnish race car driver
  • 28th » John Morgan (etiquette expert) named John Morgan, English etiquette expert and author (d. 2000)
  • 29th » Rupert Everett, English actor, singer, and producer
  • 29th » Steve Hanley (musician) named Steve Hanley, Irish-English bass player and songwriter (The Fall (band) or The Fall and Tom Hingley and the Lovers)
  • 29th » Adrian Paul, English actor and producer
  • 30th » Phil Brown (footballer, born 1959) e.g Phil Brown, English footballer, coach, and manager
  • 30th » Randy Ferbey, Canadian curler
  • 30th » Frank Vanhecke, Belgian politician
  • 31st » Andrea de Cesaris, Italian race car driver
  • 31st » Phil Wilson (British politician) e.g Phil Wilson, English politician

Famous Deaths for May 1959

  • 5th » Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Peace Prize e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1878)
  • 6th » Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic (b. 1907)
  • 8th » John Fraser (Canadian soccer) known as John Fraser, Canadian soccer player (b. 1881)
  • 9th » Bhaurao Patil, Indian activist and educator (b. 1887)
  • 14th » Sidney Bechet, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (b. 1897)
  • 14th » Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (b. 1862)
  • 16th » Elisha Scott, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1894)
  • 24th » John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State (b. 1888)
  • 26th » Philip Kassel, American gymnast (b. 1876)

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