China Dissolves Tibet Government, March 28, 1959
Date: March 28, 1959
Date: March 28, 1959
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 205 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Astor Piazzolla International Airport in Mar del Plata, Argentina, killing 51. Date: January 16, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Singapore Adopts Current…
Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1. Date: February 16, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Nine Ski Hikers Die Mysteriously in Soviet Ural Mountains, February…
The Vega de Tera dam fails, triggering a disastrous flood that nearly destroys the town of Ribadelago and kills 144 residents. Date: January 9, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959M1 Motorway Opens as…
A Lockheed L-188 Electra crashes in Buffalo, Texas, killing 34 people. Date: September 29, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Cuban Revolution: Batista Overthrown by Fidel Castro, January 1, 1959MS Hans Hedtoft Sinks After…
South Vietnamese opposition figure Phan Quang Dan was elected to the National Assembly despite soldiers being bussed in to vote for President Ngo Dinh Diem's candidate. Date: August 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless. Date: September 26, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 26 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Tritons’ Fountain First…