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What Happened In June 1959 In History

Historical Events for June, 1959

  • 3rd » Singapore was declared a self-governing state even though it was still a part of the British Empire.
  • 5th » The first government of the Singapore named State of Singapore is sworn in.
  • 8th » The USS Barbero SS-317 6 and United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
  • 9th » The USS George Washington SSBN-598 6 is launched. It is the first submarine to carry ballistic missiles.
  • 14th » Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
  • 14th » A group of Dominican exiles depart from Cuba and land in the Dominican Republic with the intent of overthrowing the totalitarian government of Rafael Trujillo. All but four are killed or executed.
  • 23rd » Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career.
  • 23rd » A fire in a resort hotel in Stalheim (Norway) kills 34 people.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1959

  • 1st » Martin Brundle, English race car driver and sportscaster
  • 1st » John Pullinger, English statistician and librarian
  • 1st » Alan Wilder, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Depeche Mode and Recoil (band) known as Recoil)
  • 2nd » Rineke Dijkstra, Dutch photographer
  • 2nd » Charlie Huddy, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
  • 2nd » Lydia Lunch, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, 8-Eyed Spy, Harry Crews (band) called Harry Crews, and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult)
  • 2nd » Erwin Olaf, Dutch photographer
  • 3rd » John Carlson (radio host) named John Carlson, American radio host
  • 3rd » Imbi Paju, Estonian-Finnish journalist and author
  • 4th » Juan Camacho (Bolivian athlete) called Juan Camacho, Bolivian runner
  • 4th » Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician, 21st Minister for Culture (Greece) or Greek Minister for Culture
  • 5th » Robert Lloyd (Nightingales) e.g Robert Lloyd, English singer (The Nightingales and The Prefects)
  • 5th » Werner Schildhauer, German runner
  • 6th » Jimmy Jam, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (The Time (band) or The Time)
  • 6th » Josie Lawrence, English comedian and actress
  • 6th » Amanda Pays, English actress
  • 6th » Andrey Prokofyev, Russian hurdler (d. 1989)
  • 6th » Colin Quinn, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
  • 6th » Dave Schultz (wrestling) named David Schultz, American wrestler (d. 1996)
  • 10th » Carlo Ancelotti, Italian footballer and manager
  • 10th » Eliot Spitzer, American lawyer and politician, 54th Governor of New York
  • 10th » Tim Van Patten, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 11th » Hugh Laurie, English actor, singer, and screenwriter
  • 11th » Magnum T.A., American wrestler
  • 12th » Jenilee Harrison, American actress
  • 12th » John Linnell, American singer-songwriter and accordion player (They Might Be Giants and The Mundanes)
  • 12th » Scott Thompson (comedian) e.g Scott Thompson, Canadian actor and screenwriter
  • 13th » Boyko Borisov, Bulgarian politician, 50th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
  • 13th » Steve Georganas, Australian politician
  • 13th » Lance Kinsey, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter
  • 14th » Eddie Mekka, American actor
  • 14th » Marcus Miller, American bass player and producer (SMV (band) e.g SMV)
  • 15th » Alan Brazil, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
  • 15th » Eileen Davidson, American actress
  • 15th » Vicki Genfan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 16th » John Franklin (actor) or John Franklin, American actor
  • 16th » Desirée Rogers, American businesswoman
  • 16th » The Ultimate Warrior, American wrestler (d. 2014)
  • 17th » Lawrence Haddad, British development economist and academic
  • 17th » Nikos Stavropoulos, Greek basketball player and coach
  • 19th » Mark DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (DeBarge)
  • 19th » Sophie Grigson, English chef and author
  • 19th » Christian Wulff, German lawyer and politician, 10th President of Germany
  • 20th » Louise Bessette, Canadian pianist
  • 21st » John Baron (politician) named John Baron, English captain and politician
  • 21st » Tom Chambers (basketball) named Tom Chambers, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 21st » Kathy Mattea, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 22nd » Wayne Federman, American comedian, actor, and author
  • 22nd » Michael Kinane, Irish jockey
  • 22nd » Nicola Sirkis, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (Indochine (band) or Indochine)
  • 22nd » Ed Viesturs, American mountaineer
  • 24th » Siân James (politician) called Siân James, Welsh politician
  • 24th » Andy McCluskey, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Id, Dalek I Love You, and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
  • 25th » Lutz Dombrowski, German long jumper
  • 25th » Jari Puikkonen, Finnish ski jumper
  • 25th » Paris Themmen, American actor
  • 26th » Mark McKinney, Canadian actor and screenwriter
  • 27th » Dan Jurgens, American author and illustrator
  • 27th » Lorrie Morgan, American singer
  • 28th » Clint Boon, English singer and keyboard player (Inspiral Carpets and The Clint Boon Experience)
  • 28th » Bridgette Monet, American porn actress
  • 28th » Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton, English politician
  • 29th » Buren Fowler, American guitarist (Drivin N Cryin) (d. 2014)
  • 30th » Daniel Goldhagen, American political scientist and author
  • 30th » Brendan Perry, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Dead Can Dance and The Scavengers)
  • 30th » Sakis Tsiolis, Greek footballer and manager
  • 30th » Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma, Indian-English businesswoman and politician

Famous Deaths for June 1959

  • 1st » Sax Rohmer, English author (b. 1883)
  • 9th » Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
  • 10th » Zoltán Meskó, Hungarian politician (b. 1883)
  • 16th » George Reeves, American actor and director (b. 1914)
  • 18th » Ethel Barrymore, American actress (b. 1879)
  • 22nd » Hermann Brill, German politician, 8th List of Ministers-President of Thuringia named Minister-President of Thuringia (b. 1895)
  • 23rd » Boris Vian, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
  • 25th » Charles Starkweather, American spree killer (b. 1938)
  • 29th » Geert Lotsij, Dutch rower (b. 1878)
  • 30th » José Vasconcelos, Mexican philosopher and politician (b. 1882)

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