14th Dalai Lama Flees Tibet for India, March 30, 1959

The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960. Date: February 19, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Avro Arrow Program Cancelled by Diefenbaker Government, February 20, 1959Typhoon Vera…

Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit. Date: February 28, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Tibetan…

Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board. Date: October 30, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959First Melodifestivalen Held at…

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 1959Explorer 6 Launches…

Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the United States. Date: September 15, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Alaska Admitted as 49th U.S. State, January 3, 1959Federation of Arab Emirates of…

Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus. Date: December 13, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Tritons’ Fountain First Activated in Valletta, Malta, May 16, 1959S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Assassinated by…