Date: May 19, 1959
Rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash along with the pilot near Clear Lake, Iowa, an event later known as The Day the Music Died. Date: February 3, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅…
Nine experienced ski hikers in the northern Ural Mountains in the Soviet Union die under mysterious circumstances. Date: February 2, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Archbishop Makarios III Becomes First President of Cyprus,…
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 1959Luna 3 Sends First Photos…
The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations. Date: November 20, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1959Hawaii Admission Act Signed Into Law March 18, 1959Lufthansa Flight 502…
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day. Date: August 21, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution. 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 1959APRA Congress Expels Leftist Radicals in Peru, October 12, 1959Saint Lawrence…