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1959 Calendar Trivia
The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2026. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.
April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.
1959 Calendar
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Historical Events Of 1959
- January 7, 1959 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
- February 2, 1959 – Dyatlov Pass incident
- February 8, 1959 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Pig in Chinese astrology.
- June 14, 1959 – Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
- July 1, 1959 – Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are adopted after agreement between the U.S.A., the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
- July 7, 1959 – Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
- July 29, 1959 – First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
- August 11, 1959 – Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
- November 2, 1959 – Quiz show scandals: Twenty One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
Who Were Born On 1959?
- January 14, 1959 – Geoff Tate, German-American singer-songwriter (Queensrÿche)
- January 29, 1959 – Michael Sloane, American actor, director, and screenwriter
- March 16, 1959 – Jens Stoltenberg, Norwegian economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Norway
- March 27, 1959 – Ivan Savvidis, Georgian-Russian businessman and politician
- April 21, 1959 – Tim Jacobus, American illustrator and painter
- September 12, 1959 – Deron Cherry, American football player and sportscaster
- September 17, 1959 – Charles Lawson, Irish actor
- October 8, 1959 – Erik Gundersen, Danish motorcycle racer
- October 10, 1959 – Bradley Whitford, American actor and producer
- December 10, 1959 – Kevin Ash, English journalist and author (d. 2013)