Date: May 17, 1959
Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal. Date: March 10, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959UK Grants Cyprus Independence February…
At the national congress of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance in Peru, a group of leftist radicals are expelled from the party who later form APRA Rebelde. Date: October 12, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan. Date: September 27, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959China State Council Dissolves Tibet Government, March 28, 19591st Annual Grammy Awards Held May 4, 1959Quake Lake…
The Soviet Union launches a large rocket, Lunik II, at the Moon. Date: September 12, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Luna 3 Sends First Photos of Moon’s Far Side, October 7, 1959Grace Hopper…
A Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes near Gatwick Airport, killing 14; Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes survives the crash. Date: February 17, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959First Melodifestivalen Held at Cirkus, Stockholm,…
A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL. Date: April 8, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)…