What happened in 1959?

Laotian Civil War

Wars & Conflicts · Kingdom of Laos

1959–1975 civil war in Laos

Naval Base Point Loma

Wars & Conflicts

US Navy installation in San Diego, California, United States

Operation Jumelles

Wars & Conflicts · French Algeria

1959 military operation

Challe Plan

Wars & Conflicts · Algeria

French strategic offensive during the Algerian War

Third Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 1958

Politics & Government · Ireland

To alter the Dáil electoral system from single transferable vote to first-past-the-post

Zhang Jinghui died

People · Fushun

Chinese politician

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson died

People · Carlops

Scottish physicist and meteorologist (1869-1959)

Owen Willans Richardson died

People · Alton

British physicist (1879-1959)

Boris Vian died

People · 7th arrondissement of Paris

French writer and musician (1920–1959)

Isaac HaLevy Herzog died

People · Jerusalem

1st Chief Rabbi of Ireland and Israel (1888–1959)

Naziq al-Abid died

People · Beirut

Syrian activist for women's rights under the Ottoman and French regimes

Billie Holiday died

People · Metropolitan Hospital Center

American jazz singer (1915–1959)

Errol Flynn died

People · Vancouver

Australian actor (1909–1959)

Buddy Holly died

People · Clear Lake

American rock and roll singer (1936–1959)

Cecil B. DeMille died

People · Hollywood

American film director, producer and actor (1881–1959)

Gérard Philipe died

People · 6th arrondissement of Paris

French actor (1922-1959)

André Siegfried died

People · Paris

French academic, geographer and political writer (1875–1959)

Adolf Windaus died

People · Göttingen

German chemist (1876–1959)

Sucharu Devi died

People · Kolkata

Maharani of Mayurbhanj (1874-1959)

Dora Mayer died

People · Lima

Peruvian writer, activist, intellectual

Ethel Barrymore died

People · Beverly Hills

American actress (1879–1959)

Victor McLaglen died

People · Newport Beach

British-American actor (1886–1959)

Mario Lanza died

People · Rome

American tenor and actor (1921-1959)

Edmund Gwenn died

People · Woodland Hills

British actor (1877–1959)

Sidney Bechet died

People · Garches

American jazz musician

Wanda Landowska died

People · Lakeville

Polish-French harpsichordist (1879–1959)

Lester Young died

People · New York City

American jazz saxophonist (1909–1959)

Sumner Slichter died

People · Cambridge

American economist (1892–1959)

George Antheil died

People · New York City

American avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor (1900–1959)

Preston Sturges died

People · New York City

American film director and screenwriter (1898-1959)

Edith Clarke died

People · Baltimore

American electrical engineer (1884–1959)

Erhard Schmidt died

People · Berlin

German mathematician (1876–1959)

Erich Werdermann died

People · Hamburg

German botanist (1892-1959)

Blair Niles died

People · New York City

American writer, explorer and photographer (1880-1959)

F. A. Mitchell-Hedges died

People · Newton Abbot

English adventurer, traveler, and writer

Alois Bohdan Brixius died

People · Prague

Czech writer

Antonia Maymón died

People · Beniaján

Spanish writer, feminist and anarchist (1881-1959)

Agnes E. Wells died

People · Saginaw County

American educator and women's rights activist

Maude Brockway died

People · Okmulgee

Oklahoma schoolteacher and African-American clubwoman

George Reeves died

People · Beverly Hills

American actor (1914–1959)

Lou Costello died

People · Los Angeles

American actor and comedian (1906–1959)

Olga Knipper died

People · Moscow

Russian actress (1868–1959)

Max Baer died

People · Hollywood

American boxer (1909–1959)

Aleksandr Khinchin died

People · Moscow

Russian mathematician (1894–1959)

George Albert Smith died

People · Brighton

British filmmaker (1864–1959)

Lipót Fejér died

People · Budapest

Hungarian mathematician (1880–1959)

Andrés Martínez Trueba died

People · Montevideo

President of Uruguay (1884-1959)

Friedrich Waismann died

People · Oxford

Austrian philosopher (1896–1959)

Balthasar van der Pol died

People · Wassenaar

Dutch physicist (1889-1959)

Oskar Vogt died

People · Freiburg im Breisgau

German neurologist, entomologist (1870-1959)

Jerry Unser died

People · Indianapolis

American racing driver (1932-1959)

Gleb Krzhizhanovsky died

People · Moscow

Soviet economist (1872-1959)

John August Anderson died

People · Altadena

American astronomer (1876–1959)

Henry Tizard died

People · Fareham

British chemist (1885–1959)

William Hammond Wright died

People · San Jose

American astronomer (1871-1959)

Sergei Chetverikov died

People · Nizhny Novgorod

Russian scientist (1880–1959)

Issei Yamamoto died

People · Kusatsu

Japanese astronomer (1889-1959)

Grigory Fichtengolz died

People · Saint Petersburg

Russian mathematician (1888–1959)

Jakob Nielsen died

People · Helsingør

Danish mathematician (1890–1959)

Alexander F. I. Forbes died

People · Cape Town

South African astronomer (1871-1959)

Renato Caccioppoli died

People · Naples

Italian mathematician (1904–1959)

Ross Granville Harrison died

People · New Haven

American biologist (1870-1959)

Karl Hessenberg died

People · Frankfurt

German mathematician (1904–1959)

Jonathan Zenneck died

People · Althegnenberg

German engineer (1871-1959)

Alfred Büchi died

People · Winterthur

Swiss engineer (1879-1959)

Walther Bauersfeld died

People · Heidenheim an der Brenz

German physicist, mechanical engineer, employed by the Zeiss Corporation (1879–1959)

Adolf Smekal died

People · Graz

Austrian physicist (1895–1959)

Hugo von Zeipel died

People · Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

Swedish astronomer (1873-1959)

Jean Houzeau de Lehaie died

People · Saint-Symphorien

Belgian botanist (1867-1959)

Augustine Courtauld died

People · United Kingdom

British explorer

Yvette Borup died

People · Burgos

American explorer, artist, scientific illustrator and photographer (1891–1959)

James S. Hutchinson died

People · Alameda County

American mountain climber (1867-1959)

Robert Forde died

People · Cork

Irish explorer (1875-1959)

John Brynteson died

People · Bengtsfors Municipality

Miner (1871–1959)

Henry Polak died

People · Dover

British-born humanist

Kay Kendall died

People · The London Clinic

English actress (1927-1959)

Irving Cummings died

People · Los Angeles

Actor, film director (1888–1959)

Rudolf Caracciola died

People · Kassel

German/Swiss racing and motorcycle driver (1901–1959)

Werner Krauss died

People · Vienna

German actor (1884–1959)

The Big Bopper died

People · Clear Lake

American musician (1930–1959)

Edmund Goulding died

People · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

British director and screenwriter (1891–1959)

Giovanni Pastrone died

People · Turin

Italian film pioneer, director, screenwriter, actor and technician (1883-1959)

Una O'Connor died

People · New York City

Irish actress (1880–1959)

Benjamin Christensen died

People · Copenhagen

Danish actor (1879-1959)

Blind Willie McTell died

People · Georgia

Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist

Gilda Gray died

People · Hollywood

Dancer, singer and actress (1901–1959)

Russell Simpson died

People · Woodland Hills

American actor (1880–1959)

Ivan Perestiani died

People · Moscow

Soviet film director (1870–1959)

Grock died

People · Imperia

Swiss clown (1880-1959)

Kathryn Adams died

People · Hollywood

American actress (1893-1959)

Albert Ketèlbey died

People · Cowes

English composer, conductor and pianist (1875–1959)

Emil František Burian died

People · Prague

Czech poet, journalist, singer, actor, musician, composer, playwright adviser, playwright and director communist (1904–1959)

Carl Switzer died

People · Mission Hills

American actor (1927-1959)

Wayne Morris died

People · Oakland

American actor (1914-1959)

Baby Dodds died

People · Chicago

American musician (1898–1959)

Evo Morales born

People · Oruro

Born in Oruro. President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019.

Mike Pence born

People · Columbus

Born in Columbus. Vice President of the United States from 2017 to 2021.

Stephen Harper born

People · Toronto

Born in Toronto. 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015.

Rigoberta Menchú born

People · Laj Chimel

Born in Laj Chimel. Guatemalan human rights activist.

Christian Wulff born

People · Osnabrück

Born in Osnabrück. 10th German Federal President.

Klaus Iohannis born

People · Sibiu

Born in Sibiu. President of Romania from 2014 to 2025.

Ahmet Davutoğlu born

People · Taşkent

Born in Taşkent. Turkish statesperson and writer (born 1959).

Boris Nemtsov born

People · Sochi

Born in Sochi. Russian scientist, statesman and liberal politician (1959–2015).

Emma Thompson born

People · Paddington

Born in Paddington. British actress and screenwriter (born 1959).

Hugh Laurie born

People · Blackbird Leys

Born in Blackbird Leys. English actor, comedian, director, musician and writer.

Mauricio Macri born

People · Tandil

Born in Tandil. President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019.

Luc Besson born

People · 15th arrondissement of Paris

Born in 15th arrondissement of Paris. French filmmaker (born 1959).

Alberto Fernández born

People · Buenos Aires

Born in Buenos Aires. President of Argentina from 2019 to 2023.

Ali Bongo Ondimba born

People · Brazzaville

Born in Brazzaville. President of Gabon (2009–2023).

János Áder born

People · Csorna

Born in Csorna. President of Hungary from 2012 to 2022 (born 1959).

Jon Fosse born

People · Haugesund Municipality

Born in Haugesund Municipality. Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator.

Boyko Borissov born

People · Bankya

Born in Bankya. Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2009–2013; 2014–2017; 2017–2021).

Laura Chinchilla born

People · San José

Born in San José. 46th President of Costa Rica.

Lai Ching-te born

People · Wanli District

Born in Wanli District. 16th President of Taiwan (ROC) since 2024.

John Magufuli born

People · Chato District

Born in Chato District. 5th President of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021.

Veronica Guerin born

People · Dublin

Born in Dublin. Irish crime reporter (1958-1996).

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim born

People · Surinam

Born in Surinam. Scientist and president of Mauritius.

Morrissey born

People · Davyhulme

Born in Davyhulme. British singer and songwriter.

Tupou VI of Tonga born

People · Royal Palace of Nukuʻalofa

Born in Royal Palace of Nukuʻalofa. King of Tonga.

Youssou N’Dour born

People · Dakar

Born in Dakar. Senegalese singer, composer and politician (born 1959).

Anne Hidalgo born

People · San Fernando

Born in San Fernando. Spanish–French politician.

Rupert Everett born

People · Burnham Deepdale

Born in Burnham Deepdale. British actor.

Vahagn Khachatryan born

People · Sisian

Born in Sisian. President of Armenia since 2022.

Li Qiang born

People · Rui'an

Born in Rui'an. Premier of the People's Republic of China since 2023.

Filipe Nyusi born

People · Mueda District

Born in Mueda District. President of Mozambique, 2015-2025.

Mauricio Funes born

People · San Salvador

Born in San Salvador. President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014.

Sarah Ferguson born

People · London Welbeck Hospital

Born in London Welbeck Hospital. British writer, charity patron, public speaker, film producer and television personality, and former Duchess of York.

Milorad Dodik born

People · Banja Luka

Born in Banja Luka. Bosnian Serb politician (born 1959).

Xiomara Castro born

People · Tegucigalpa

Born in Tegucigalpa. Honduran politician and businesswoman (born 1959).

Abdulla Yameen born

People · Malé

Born in Malé. President of the Maldives from 2013 to 2018.

Chan Santokhi born

People · Lelydorp

Born in Lelydorp. President of Suriname from 2020 to 2025.

Benny Gantz born

People · Kfar Ahim

Born in Kfar Ahim. Israeli military officer and politician (born 1959).

Ben Okri born

People · Minna

Born in Minna. Nigerian-born British poet and novelist (1959-).

Azali Assoumani born

People · Mitsoudjé

Born in Mitsoudjé. President of Comoros.

Rahm Emanuel born

People · Chicago

Born in Chicago. American politician (born 1959).

Michel Onfray born

People · Argentan

Born in Argentan. French philosopher.

Michael P. Anderson born

People · Plattsburgh

Born in Plattsburgh. Astronaut, scientist (1959-2003).

Kimberlé Crenshaw born

People · Canton

Born in Canton. American legal academic (born 1959).

Byung-Chul Han born

People · Seoul

Born in Seoul. German philosopher of South Korean origin.

Eben Moglen born

People · New Haven

Born in New Haven. American law professor and free software advocate.

Vazgen Sargsyan born

People · Ararat

Born in Ararat. Military commander, politician (1959-1999).

Crin Antonescu born

People · Tulcea

Born in Tulcea. Romanian politician.

Scott Altman born

People · Lincoln

Born in Lincoln. American astronaut, aviator and test pilot.

Ahlam Mosteghanemi born

People · Tunis

Born in Tunis. Algerian writer.

Zaki Axmad born

People · Balpyq Bi

Born in Balpyq Bi. Prime Minister of Ichkeria.

Orlando Figes born

People · Greater London

Born in Greater London. British historian.

Mark Kirk born

People · Champaign

Born in Champaign. American politician (born 1959).

Koenraad Elst born

People · Leuven

Born in Leuven. Belgian author.

Anatoly Onoprienko born

People · Lasky

Born in Lasky. Ukrainian serial killer (1959–2013).

Daniel Goldhagen born

People · Boston

Born in Boston. American author and academic (born 1959).

Zakir Hasanov born

People · Astara District

Born in Astara District. Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan since 2013 (born 1959).

Andy McNab born

People · Southwark

Born in Southwark. English novelist and former Special Air Service sergeant.

Michael J. Bloomfield born

People · Flint

Born in Flint. American astronaut.

Stephen Kotkin born

People · Englewood

Born in Englewood. American historian, academic, author.

Alessandro Barbero born

People · Turin

Born in Turin. Italian historian and writer (born 1959).

Jean Ravelonarivo born

People · Berevo

Born in Berevo. Malagasy politician.

Carlos I. Noriega born

People · Lima

Born in Lima. Peruvian astronaut.

Abdullah of Pahang born

People · Pekan

Born in Pekan. 16th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia & 6th and current Sultan of Pahang.

Sisavang Vong died

People · Luang Prabang

Died in Luang Prabang. King of Laos (1885-1959).

François Villeroy de Galhau born

People · Strasbourg

Born in Strasbourg. French official.

Francisco Arroyo Vieyra born

People · Guanajuato

Born in Guanajuato. Mexican politician.

Yannis Ioannidis born

People · Istanbul

Born in Istanbul. Greek computer scientist.

York University

Science & Technology

University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Tribhuvan University

Science & Technology · Kathmandu

Public university in Kathmandu, Nepal

DESY

Science & Technology

Physics research institute in Hamburg, Germany

Research centre CEA Cadarache

Science & Technology

Low carbon energies research institute in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, France

University of the Western Cape

Science & Technology

University in Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa

Félix Houphouët Boigny University

Science & Technology

University in côte d'ivoire

Temuco Catholic University

Science & Technology

Academic publisher

Bali Botanic Garden

Science & Technology

The largest botanical garden in Indonesia

California Lutheran University

Science & Technology

Private university in Thousand Oaks, California

Mongolian University of Science and Technology

Science & Technology

University in Mongolia

Asian Institute of Technology

Science & Technology

University in Thailand

University of Michigan–Dearborn

Science & Technology

Public university in Dearborn, Michigan

National Centre of Scientific Research "DEMOKRITOS"

Science & Technology · Agia Paraskevi

Largest research center in Greece

Kuopio University Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Kuopio, Finland

Tarumanagara University

Science & Technology

University in Indonesia

Institute for New Testament Textual Research

Science & Technology

Biblical studies organization

Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Zoo in the Philippines

Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción"

Science & Technology

University in Asunción, Paraguay

Kherson National Technical University

Science & Technology

University in Kherson, Ukraine

TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library

Science & Technology

National library of Germany for all fields of engineering, technology, and the natural sciences

Izu Shaboten Zoo

Science & Technology

Zoo and botanical garden in Itō, Shizuoka, Japan

Kobe City College of Nursing

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Momoyama Gakuin University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Academy of Public Administration and Governance

Science & Technology

University in Hanoi, Vietnam

Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan

Science & Technology

The largest federation of Islamic Seminaries around the world

St. Mary's Hospital Lacor

Science & Technology

Hospital in Uganda

Eastern Regional Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Ghana

Birla Industrial & Technological Museum

Science & Technology · Ballygunge

Industrial & Technological Museum in Kolkata

Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Yunnan, China

Dyal Singh College, Delhi

Science & Technology

Dyal Singh College , University of Delhi

Engineering Institute of Zaporizhzhia National University

Science & Technology

Institute in Zaporizhzhia, former Zaporizhzhia State Engineering Academy

Hanoi University

Science & Technology

Language university in Vietnam

Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Science & Technology

University in China for traditional medicine

Protestant University in the Congo

Science & Technology

University in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

National Textile University

Science & Technology

Public university in Faisalabad, Pakistan

King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok

Science & Technology

University in Thailand

Nha Trang University

Science & Technology

Otto-Suhr-Institut

Science & Technology

Research institute of the Free University of Berlin

Van Leer Jerusalem Institute

Science & Technology

Israeli research institute

Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College

Science & Technology

Constituent college of the University of Delhi

Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

Science & Technology

University in Beijing, China

University of Mary

Science & Technology · Lincoln-Fort Rice

Private, Benedictine university near Bismarck, North Dakota, United States

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Science & Technology

Hospital in Texas, United States

National University of the Center of Peru

Science & Technology

Takaoka University of Law

Science & Technology

University of Washington Medical Center

Science & Technology

Hospital in Seattle, Washington, United States

Mackenzie Evangelical University Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Brazil

Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Science & Technology

Research institute

Donner Institute

Science & Technology

Academic publisher

Donka Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Guinea

Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Bagmati, Nepal

Polish Center for Mediterranean Archeology UW, Research Center in Cairo

Science & Technology

Unit of the University of Warsaw in Cairo, Egypt

Oluyoro Catholic Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Nigeria

Shenyang Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Chinese botanical garden

Vermilion River Observatory

Science & Technology

Anhui University of Finance and Economics

Science & Technology

University in Bengbu, Anhui, China

Yunnan Arts University

Science & Technology

University in China

Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine

Science & Technology

University in China

B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics

Science & Technology

Research institute in Minsk, Belarus

Surrey Memorial Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Stanford University Medical Center

Science & Technology

Hospital in California, United States

Ruby Hall Clinic

Science & Technology

Hospital in India

Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre

Science & Technology

Hospital

Taiwan Textile Research Institute

Science & Technology

Facility in Taipei, Taiwan

Lachmipersad Mungra Regional Hospital Nickerie

Science & Technology

Hospital in Suriname

Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research

Science & Technology

University of Alberta Botanic Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Alberta, Canada

International Indian Ocean Expedition

Science & Technology · Indian Ocean

Large scale multinational hydrographic survey of the Indian Ocean which took place from 1959 to 1965.

Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur

Science & Technology

Tanjungpura University

Science & Technology

University in Indonesia

University of Media, Arts and Communication

Science & Technology

Public higher-education institution in Ghana

University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Surabaya, Indonesia

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Science & Technology

Autonomous public engineering and research institution located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Novosibirsk State University

Science & Technology · Novosibirsk

University

Washington State University

Science & Technology

Public university in Pullman, Washington, USA

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Science & Technology

Public engineering institution

Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice

Science & Technology

University in Slovakia

Shahid Beheshti University

Science & Technology

University in Tehran, Iran

University of Constantine the Philosopher

Science & Technology

Public university in Nitra, Slovakia

Babcock University

Science & Technology · Ibadan

Private university in Nigeria

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Science & Technology

Public higher education and Research institution located in Warangal, Telangana

Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná

Science & Technology

Private, not-for-profit Catholic university in Brazil

Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

Science & Technology

State public university in Sambalpur, Odisha, India

Oita Prefectural College of Arts and Culture

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Ōita Prefecture, Japan

Aichi Institute of Technology

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Military Academy "Friedrich Engels"

Science & Technology

Military university of the GDR in Dresden (1959-1990)

St. John Vianney College Seminary

Science & Technology

Roman Catholic seminary in Westchester, Florida, United States

Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics

Science & Technology

Materials research facility in Germany

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás

Science & Technology

Private research university in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

Trinity Christian College

Science & Technology

Four year Reformed Christian college in Palos Heights, IL

Buenos Aires Institute of Technology

Science & Technology

Private university in Argentina

Okinawa International University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Petralona cave

Exploration & Discovery · Petralona

Cave and archeological location in Petralona, Chalkidiki, Greece

Cueva de Nerja

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in southern Spain

Jaskinia Wielka Śnieżna

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Poland

Piraeus Athena

Exploration & Discovery · Archaeological Museum of Piraeus

Statue

Yardymly meteorite

Exploration & Discovery

Meteorite

Pribram

Exploration & Discovery · Příbram District

Meteorite

Cape Murmanskiy

Exploration & Discovery

Peninsula in Antarctica

Vezhnali gold mine

Exploration & Discovery

Gold mine in Azerbaijan

Expédition féminine de 1959 au Népal

Exploration & Discovery · Cho Oyu

Sixth Archbold Expedition to New Guinea

Exploration & Discovery · New Guinea

Research expedition in New Guinea (1959-1960)

Sanctuary of Christ the King

Religion & Belief Systems · Almada

Monument and Catholic shrine dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus situated in Almada, Portugal

Noor Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Frankfurt am Main

Madina Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Ghana

Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Trenton, New Jersey

Jamiul Azhar Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in An Giang, Vietnam

Temple Shaaray Tefila

Religion & Belief Systems

Reform synagogue in Manhattan, New York, US

Basilica of Candelaria

Religion & Belief Systems · Tenerife

Marian sanctuary in Tenerife

Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Guam, United States

San Giovanni Bosco

Religion & Belief Systems · Don Bosco

Church

Lipa Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral church and the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa

State visit by Dwight D. Eisenhower to Spain

Religion & Belief Systems · Madrid

Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker (Fagatogo, American Samoa)

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in American Samoa, United States

Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist

Religion & Belief Systems · Tolleshunt Knights

Monastery in Tolleshunt Knights, Essex

temple de Caen

Religion & Belief Systems

Meeting house located in Calvados, in France

St. Michael catholic church

Religion & Belief Systems · Wabern bei Bern

Church building in Wabern in the municipality of Köniz in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

St. Marien

Religion & Belief Systems · Gunzenhausen

Building in Gunzenhausen, Middle Franconia, Germany

Wat Suk Wararam

Religion & Belief Systems

Buddhist temple in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand

catholic parish church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Turgi in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Chapel Maria Regina Gloriosa Freienhufen

Religion & Belief Systems · Freienhufen

Secularized church building in Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, Brandenburg state, Germany

Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church

Saint Athanasius Parish

Religion & Belief Systems

church in California, USA

Creu de terme de Santa Maria del Bruc

Religion & Belief Systems

Creu de terme de Collbató

Religion & Belief Systems

Birth of Mary

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Lyss in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Nicholas of Flüe church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Corgémont in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

St. Laurentius catholic church

Religion & Belief Systems · Wülflingen

Church building in Wülflingen in the city of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland

The Parish of Sto. Cristo and St. Anderw Kim Tae-gon

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Bulacan, Philippines

Betkreuz Piskowitz

Religion & Belief Systems · Piskowitz

China Airlines

Economy & Trade · CAL Park

Flag carrier and largest airline in Republic of China

Doordarshan

Economy & Trade · New Delhi

India's public service broadcaster

Fincantieri

Economy & Trade · Trieste

Italian shipbuilding company

National Semiconductor

Economy & Trade · Santa Clara

American company

Indian Oil Corporation

Economy & Trade · New Delhi

Oil company based in India

Computer Sciences Corporation

Economy & Trade · Tysons

Information technology company

Viking Line

Economy & Trade · Mariehamn

Finnish shipping company

Israel Shipyards Industries Ltd

Economy & Trade · Haifa

Shipyards in Israel

Mansudae Art Studio

Economy & Trade · Pyongyang

Art studio

JSC Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev

Economy & Trade · Zheleznogorsk

Russian satellite manufacturing company

Anadarko Petroleum

Economy & Trade · The Woodlands

American oil and gas exploration company

Sonae

Economy & Trade · Maia

Multinational business group based in Maia, Portugal

Cosina

Economy & Trade · Nakano

Japanese optical glass manufacturer

Moby Lines

Economy & Trade · Milan

Italian ferry company

Takamine guitars

Economy & Trade · Nakatsugawa

Japanese manufacturer

National Association of Underwater Instructors

Economy & Trade · Florida

Company

WSP Global

Economy & Trade · Montreal

Canadian-based business providing management and consultancy services

Lifosa, AB

Economy & Trade · Kėdainiai

Public company based in Lithuania

Copersucar

Economy & Trade · São Paulo

Brazilian agricultural company

Alpha Industries

Economy & Trade · Chantilly

American clothing manufacturer

Akwa Group

Economy & Trade · Casablanca

Moroccan company

Aramark

Economy & Trade · Philadelphia

American service company

SMC Corporation

Economy & Trade · Tokyo

Company

Hakone Ropeway

Economy & Trade · Odawara

Ropeway in Japan

Stolt-Nielsen

Economy & Trade · London

Provider of transportation and storage for liquids

Ping, Inc.

Economy & Trade · Phoenix

Manufacturer of golf clubs, bags, and apparel

Bank of Africa

Economy & Trade · Casablanca

Commercial bank in Morocco

University of Zululand

Economy & Trade

Public university in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Hydrema

Economy & Trade · Støvring

Company

Grass Valley

Economy & Trade · Cergy

Company

Marcegaglia

Economy & Trade · Gazoldo degli Ippoliti

Italian company

Oil India

Economy & Trade · Duliajan

Indian hydrocarbon exploration and production company

Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad

Economy & Trade · Mumbai

Indian women's co-operative society

Fuji Television

Economy & Trade · FCG Building

Japanese television station in Tokyo

1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in southwestern Montana, United States in 1959

1959 Coatzacoalcos earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Mexico

1959 Hengchun earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Taiwan

Pidjiguiti massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Ponte-cais de Pidjiguiti

Historical event of Guinea-Bissau

Kirkuk massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Kirkuk

1959 massacre in Iraq

Hola massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Hola

British colonial massacre in Kenya

attempted assassination of Abdul-Karim Qasim

Disasters & Pandemics · Al Rasheed Street

1959 event in Baghdad, Iraq

Damkatastrofen

Disasters & Pandemics · Haderslev Dam

San Juan Hill massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · San Juan Hill

1959 massacre in Cuba

Cuban Revolution

Social Movements & Revolutions · Cuba

Revolution in Cuba starting in 1953 culminating in 1959

1959 Tibetan uprising

Social Movements & Revolutions · Lhasa District

Uprising in Lhasa, Tibet against China

Escambray rebellion

Social Movements & Revolutions · Escambray Mountains

Armed rebellion against the Cuban government from 1959 to 1965

1959 Mosul Uprising

Social Movements & Revolutions · Mosul

Attempted coup in Iraq

Léopoldville riots

Social Movements & Revolutions · Kinshasa

Léopoldville riots in 1959

Temirtau riots 1959

Social Movements & Revolutions · Temirtau

Dodger Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Baseball park in Los Angeles, US

Stadio Mario Rigamonti

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium located in Brescia, Italy

Gaddafi Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Cricket ground in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

State Kremlin Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Tverskoy District, Russia

Baba Yara Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Kumasi

Football stadium in Kumasi, Ghana

Lakewood Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Houston, Texas, United States

Lockhart Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Fort Lauderdale

Former stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium of the Naval Academy in Annapolis

Santi Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli

Architecture & Engineering

Church

San Gregorio VII

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rome, Italy

National Assembly Building

Architecture & Engineering · Republic Square, Ljubljana

Modernist palace at Republic Square in Ljubljana, Slovenia (1959)

Irpin Bridge (Hostomel)

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

Helmy Zamora Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-use stadium in Giza, Egypt

Ziteil

Architecture & Engineering

Pilgrimage site in the Swiss Alps

Kirkenes Church

Architecture & Engineering · Kirkenes

Church in Sør-Varanger Municipality, Norway

Hitterdal Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Røros, Norway

Bakkehaugen Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Oslo, Norway

Peace Bridge Wrocław

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Poland

Breivikbotn Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Hasvik, Norway

Ljosland Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Åseral, Southern Norway

Stadium Kolkáreň

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium in Podbrezová, Slovakia

Salyut Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-purpose stadium in Belgorod, Russia

Skjerstad Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Bodø, Norway

Vølstad Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Nordre Land, Innlandet, Norway

Stadium Perica-Pero Pavlović

Architecture & Engineering · Gabela

Stadium in Gabela, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Estadio Francisco Zarco

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-use stadium in Durango, Mexico

St. Philip Howard Church, Kingston

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Norfolk Island, Australia

Church of Santa Maria Maggiore

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Cerveteri, Italy

Elvenes Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel in Salangen, Norway

Storfors Church

Architecture & Engineering · Storfors

Church of Sweden churchchurch building in Storfors, Sweden

Møllevang Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Aarhus Municipality, Denmark

Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony, Crawley

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Crawley, West Sussex, England, UK

Beltinci Sports Park

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-purpose stadium in Beltinci, Slovenia

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Former Diocese of Quincy cathedral in Peoria, Illinois

Our Saviour Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Manhattan, United States of America

Barauni - Mokama Six Lane Cable Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Six Lane Ganga Bridge in Bihar

St Teresa of Avila Church, Chiddingfold

Architecture & Engineering

Church in United Kingdom

St Catherine of Siena, Richmond

Architecture & Engineering

Church

Temple Israel

Architecture & Engineering

Oldest synagogue in Columbus, Ohio

University Unitarian Church

Architecture & Engineering

Unitarian church in Seattle

Holy Trinity Church, Rotherhithe

Architecture & Engineering

Church in the London Borough of Southwark, England, United Kingdom

Kimbrough Memorial Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Canyon

Football stadium in Canyon, Texas

The Motherland Calls

Architecture & Engineering · Mamayev Kurgan

Volgograd monumental sculpture for heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad

Monument to Alexander Pushkin

Architecture & Engineering · Rostov-on-Don

Monument in Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Morokulien

Architecture & Engineering

Park on the border between Norway and Sweden

Karl Marx Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Monument

Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering · Chidori-ga-fuchi moat

Cemetery in Tokyo, Japan

Valley of Glory

Architecture & Engineering

Valley in Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Poldertoren

Architecture & Engineering · Emmeloord

Marconi obelisk

Architecture & Engineering

Obelisk in Rome

Lommel German war cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Cemetery in Belgium

Statue of Bahram Gur

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Baku, Azerbaijan

Statue of Alexander Herzen in Moscow

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Presnensky District, Russia

Taras Shevchenko monument

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Orsk, Russia

Agiya Tree Monument

Architecture & Engineering · Badagry

Place where Christianity was first preached in Nigeria

Font Carmen Amaya

Architecture & Engineering

Monument to Pablo Sarasate, Pamplona

Architecture & Engineering

St. Laurence Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Texas, United States of America

Mass grave of Soviet soldiers in Kryvyi Rih, Sirka Street

Architecture & Engineering

water tower Drachten

Architecture & Engineering · Drachten

Cassino German Military Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Cassino, Italy

Fasbender Clinic

Architecture & Engineering

hospital in Minnesota, United States

West End Hills Missionary Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Alabama, United States of America

Mike Meyer Disfarmer Gravesite

Architecture & Engineering

grave in Arkansas, USA

Kalinin monument

Architecture & Engineering

Monument

Monument to Griboyedov

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Moscow, Russia

Monument to Shura Kober and Vitya Khomenko in Mykolaiv

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Mykolaiv, Ukraine

George Washington on Horseback

Architecture & Engineering · Washington National Cathedral

Artwork by Herbert Haseltine

Pitäjänmäki church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Finland

European Canoe / Kayak Sprint Championships 1959

Sports & Entertainment · Duisburg

Sport season

1959 Cannes Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Cannes

Film festival edition

Newport Folk Festival

Sports & Entertainment

Music festival

9th Berlin International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Berlin

1959 film festival edition

20th Venice International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Venice

1959 film festival edition

Ayub National Park

Sports & Entertainment

Leisure park in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Silesian Amusement Park

Sports & Entertainment

Amusement Park in Poland

Eindhoven Marathon

Sports & Entertainment · Eindhoven

Marathon

Zinebi - Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Teatro Arriaga

Film festival in Bilbao, Spain

Musiktheater im Revier

Sports & Entertainment

Opera house in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Sanremo Music Festival 1959

Sports & Entertainment · Sanremo Casino

Italian song contest (9th edition)

1959 San Sebastián International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Victoria Eugenia Theater

1959 film festival edition

1st Moscow International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Moscow

1959 film festival edition

Biel running days

Sports & Entertainment · Biel/Bienne

100 km ultramarathon in Biel, Switzerland

Witold Gombrowicz Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Gdynia, Poland

Fairy Park

Sports & Entertainment

Tourist attraction in Anakie, Victoria, Australia

Mediterranean Song Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Barcelona

Spanish festival

Mermaid Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre and conference venue in London, England

Kalita Humphreys Theater

Sports & Entertainment

Theater in Dallas, Texas, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

United States Grand Prix

Sports & Entertainment · Circuit of the Americas

Formula 1 Grand Prix

Daytona 500

Sports & Entertainment · Daytona International Speedway

Auto race held annually in Daytona, Florida, United States

1959 Mediterranean Games

Sports & Entertainment · Beirut

3rd edition of the Mediterranean Games

1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Sports & Entertainment · Bangkok

1st Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Coke Zero Sugar 400

Sports & Entertainment · Daytona International Speedway

Auto race held in Daytona, United States

1959 World Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Broadmoor World Arena

Figure skating competition

1959 European Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Davos

Figure skating competition

swimming at the 1959 Mediterranean Games

Sports & Entertainment · Beirut

Hong Kong Open

Sports & Entertainment · New Territories

Golf tournament

athletics at the 1959 Mediterranean Games

Sports & Entertainment · Beirut

International athletics championship event

1959 Copa del Generalísimo Final

Sports & Entertainment · Bernabéu

57th final of the King's Cup played in Madrid, Spain

Trofeo Bonfiglio

Sports & Entertainment · Milan

Junior Tennis Tournament

boxing at the 1959 Mediterranean Games

Sports & Entertainment · Beirut

Boxing competitions

1959 Coppa Italia Final

Sports & Entertainment · Giuseppe Meazza Stadium

Italian domestic soccer championship match

Moroccan Super Cup

Sports & Entertainment · Morocco

Football tournament

Indian cricket team in England in 1959

Sports & Entertainment · England

International cricket tour

1959 DFB-Pokal Final

Sports & Entertainment · Auestadion

Association football match

Trofeo Luis Otero

Sports & Entertainment · Pasarón Stadium

International soccer team tournament

Mali Federation founded

Empires & Countries · Dakar

Mali Federation was founded, with its capital at Dakar.

Tibet dissolved

Empires & Countries · Lhasa

Tibet ceased to exist, having been centered at Lhasa.

United Suvadive Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Hithadhoo

United Suvadive Republic was founded, with its capital at Hithadhoo.

Republic of Cuba dissolved

Empires & Countries · Havana

Republic of Cuba ceased to exist, having been centered at Havana.

Sudanese Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries · Bamako

Sudanese Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Bamako.

Hawaii founded

Empires & Countries · Honolulu

Hawaii was founded, with its capital at Honolulu.

Alaska founded

Empires & Countries · Juneau

Alaska was founded, with its capital at Juneau.

Federation of the Emirates of South Arabia founded

Empires & Countries · Aden

Federation of the Emirates of South Arabia was founded, with its capital at Aden.