What Happened In October 1959 In History

Historical Events for October, 1959

• 2nd » The anthology series 'The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) called The Twilight Zone' premieres on CBS television.
• 7th » Soviet Union e.g U.S.S.R. probe Luna 3 transmits the first ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.
• 12th » At the national congress of Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana or APRA in Peru a group of leftist radicals are expelled from the party. They will later form APRA Rebelde.
• 21st » In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens to the public.
• 21st » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an Executive order (United States) e.g executive order transferring Wernher von Braun and other Germany called German scientists from the United States Army to NASA.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1959

• 1st » Mark Aizlewood, Welsh footballer and manager
• 1st » Brian P. Cleary, American author and poet
• 3rd » Fred Couples, American golfer
• 3rd » Greg Proops, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 3rd » Jack Wagner (actor) known as Jack Wagner, American actor and singer
• 4th » Chris Lowe, English singer and keyboard player (Pet Shop Boys)
• 4th » Tony Meo, English snooker player
• 5th » Maya Lin, American architect and sculptor, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial
• 5th » Kelly Joe Phelps, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 6th » Turki bin Sultan, Saudi Arabian politician (d. 2012)
• 6th » Oil Can Boyd, American baseball player
• 6th » Brian Higgins, American politician
• 6th » Walter Ray Williams, Jr., American bowler
• 7th » Dylan Baker, American actor
• 7th » Lourdes Flores, Peruvian lawyer and politician
• 7th » Jean-Marc Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 8th » Nick Bakay, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 8th » Brad Byers, American entertainer
• 8th » Mike Morgan, American baseball player and coach
• 8th » Erik Gundersen, Danish motorcycle racer
• 8th » Gavin Friday, Irish singer-songwriter, actor, and producer (Virgin Prunes)
• 8th » Carlos I. Noriega, Peruvian-American colonel and astronaut
• 9th » Boris Nemtsov, Russian politician, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
• 10th » Michael Cobley, English-Scottish author
• 10th » Kirsty MacColl, English singer-songwriter (d. 2000)
• 10th » Julia Sweeney, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 10th » Bradley Whitford, American actor and producer
• 11th » Wayne Gardner, Australian motorcycle racer
• 12th » Anna Escobedo Cabral, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Treasurer of the United States
• 13th » Marie Osmond, American singer, producer, and actress
• 14th » A. J. Pero, American drummer (Twisted Sister and Adrenaline Mob)
• 15th » Sarah, Duchess of York
• 15th » Emeril Lagasse, American chef and author
• 15th » Alex Paterson, English keyboard player (The Orb and Transit Kings)
• 15th » Todd Solondz, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 16th » Marc Collins-Rector, American businessman, founded Digital Entertainment Network
• 16th » Brian Harper, American baseball player and coach
• 16th » Gary Kemp, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Spandau Ballet)
• 16th » Erkki-Sven Tüür, Estonian composer
• 17th » Ron Drummond, American author and scholar
• 17th » Russell Gilbert, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 17th » Mark Peel, Australian historian and academic
• 17th » Richard Roeper, American journalist and critic
• 18th » Kirby Chambliss, American pilot
• 18th » Tatyana Kolpakova, Kyrgyzstani long jumper
• 18th » Milcho Manchevski, Macedonian-American director and screenwriter
• 18th » John Nord, American wrestler
• 18th » Chris Russo, American radio host
• 19th » Nir Barkat, Israeli businessman and politician, Mayor of Jerusalem
• 20th » Mark Little (Australian actor) called Mark Little, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 21st » George Bell (outfielder) known as George Bell, Dominican baseball player
• 21st » Tony Ganios, American actor
• 21st » Rose McDowall, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Strawberry Switchblade, Spell (band) e.g Spell, and Current 93)
• 21st » Andy Picheta, English director, producer, and screenwriter
• 21st » Kevin Sheedy (Irish footballer) or Kevin Sheedy, Welsh-Irish footballer and manager
• 21st » Ken Watanabe, Japanese actor and producer
• 22nd » Arto Salminen, Finnish journalist and author (d. 2005)
• 22nd » Marc Shaiman, American composer and songwriter
• 23rd » Nancy Grace, American lawyer and journalist
• 23rd » Sam Raimi, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 23rd » "Weird Al" Yankovic, American singer-songwriter, comedian, and actor
• 24th » Dominique Baert, French politician
• 24th » Gunnar Bakke, Norwegian banker and politician, 65th List of mayors of Bergen known as Mayor of Bergen
• 24th » Mike Brewer (baseball) named Mike Brewer, American baseball player
• 24th » Chihiro Fujioka, Japanese director and composer
• 24th » Michelle Lujan Grisham, American lawyer and politician
• 24th » Rowland S. Howard, Australian guitarist and songwriter (The Birthday Party (band) known as The Birthday Party and These Immortal Souls) (d. 2009)
• 24th » Brad Johnson (actor) known as Brad Johnson, American actor
• 24th » Dave Meltzer, American journalist and historian
• 24th » Shawn Moody, American businessman and politician
• 24th » Ruth Perednik, English-Israeli psychologist
• 24th » Denis Troch, French footballer and manager
• 24th » Annette Vilhelmsen, Danish politician
• 24th » Anthony Waller, Lebanese-English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 25th » Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (Divinyls) (d. 2013)
• 25th » Roy Stuart (photographer) known as Roy Stuart, American photographer and director
• 25th » Lynn Toler, American judge
• 26th » Brian Bovell, English actor
• 26th » François Chau, Cambodian-American actor
• 26th » Paul Farmer, American anthropologist and physician
• 26th » Andreas Hinze, German footballer
• 26th » Evo Morales, Bolivian politician, 80th President of Bolivia
• 26th » Marilyn Jess, French porn actress
• 27th » Rick Carlisle, American basketball player and coach
• 28th » James Keelaghan, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 28th » Randy Wittman, American basketball player and coach
• 29th » Jesse Barfield, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 29th » Mike Gartner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 30th » Michael Fiedler, German footballer
• 31st » Michael DeLorenzo, American actor, singer, and director
• 31st » Mats Näslund, Swedish ice hockey player
• 31st » Neal Stephenson, American author

Famous Deaths for October 1959

• 1st » Enrico De Nicola, Italian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Italy (b. 1877)
• 3rd » Tochigiyama Moriya, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 27th Yokozuna (sumo) known as Yokozuna (b. 1892)
• 6th » Bernard Berenson, American historian and author (b. 1865)
• 7th » Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor (b. 1921)
• 9th » Shirō Ishii, Japanese general and biologist (b. 1892)
• 14th » Errol Flynn, Australian-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1909)
• 15th » Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1880)
• 18th » Boughera El Ouafi, Algerian-French runner (b. 1898)
• 22nd » George Bouzianis, Greek painter (b. 1885)
• 23rd » George Bouzianis, Greek painter (b. 1885)
• 23rd » Gerda Lundequist, Swedish actress (b. 1871)
• 28th » Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban soldier (b. 1932)
• 31st » Jean Cabannes, French physicist (b. 1885)

• « Year 1958
• Year 1960 »