August 1959 calendar

Events

• 01 Aug 1959 Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Sacerdotii nostri primordia
• 02 Aug 1959 41st PGA Championship: Bob Rosburg shoots a 277 at Minneapolis Golf Club
• 03 Aug 1959 27th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Memorial Coliseum, LA
• 04 Aug 1959 Billy Barnes Revue opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 87 performances
• 05 Aug 1959 42.4 cm rainfall in Decatur Co, Iowa (state record)
• 07 Aug 1959 Explorer 6 transmits first TV photo of Earth from space.
• 08 Aug 1959 A flood in Taiwan kills 2,000.
• 12 Aug 1959 Progressive Party under John Steytler forms in South Africa
• 13 Aug 1959 Military satellite Discoverer 5 launched (into polar orbit)
• 14 Aug 1959 26th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Baltimore 29, All-Stars 0 (70,000)
• 15 Aug 1959 Cyprus gains independence.
• 16 Aug 1959 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Seattle Golf Open
• 17 Aug 1959 7.1 quake strikes Yellowstone National Park
• 19 Aug 1959 Doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ
• 20 Aug 1959 Belgium shortens conscription to 12 months
• 21 Aug 1959 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
• 22 Aug 1959 Cin Red Frank Robinson hits 3 consecutive HRs
• 23 Aug 1959 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Spokane Golf Open
• 24 Aug 1959 England complete 5-0 series drubbing of India
• 26 Aug 1959 The original Mini designed by Sir Alec Issigonis is launched.
• 31 Aug 1959 48th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (3-2)

Famous Birthday

• Magic Johnson

  American noted athlete and professional basketball player for the L.A Lakers.

• Rosanna Arquette

  American actress born into a theatrical family of three generations of close-knit, liberal actors.

• Pete Burns

  rocker (Dead or Alive - "Spin Me Round").

• Yves Calvi

  French TV and radio host, journalist, currently presenter of "C dans l'air" on France 5, national channel.

• Rebecca de Mornay
• David Koresh

  American religious fanatic and psychopath.

• Laurence Parisot

  French businesswoman and billionaire, the head of the French MEDEF employers' union from 5 July 2005 to 3 July 2013.

• Anne Lauvergeon

  French businesswoman and ex-president of the nuclear firm Areva, nicknamed "Atomic Annie.

• Danny Bonaduce

  American child star on the TV series, "The Partridge Family," which aired from 1970-1974.

• Rodrigo García
• Marcia Gay Harden

  American actress.

• Jeanette Winterson

  English writer, who became famous with her first book, "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit," a semi-autobiographical novel about a sensitive...

• Joe Elliot

  Heavy metal vocalist (Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages).

• Jonathan Franzen

  American author and critic.

• Edwyn Collins

  British singer, guitarist, violinist and bandleader of the revered group "Orange Juice," formed in 1977.

• Philippe Le Guillou

  French educator and writer.

• Apollonia Kotero

  American singer and actress (Apollonia 6).

• Laura Innes

  American actress.

• Idrissa Seck
• René Manzor

  Film director, from noted family.

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Famous Deaths

• Bohuslav Jan Martinu

  Czech Composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68.

• Prospero Bisquertt

  Composer, dies at 78.

• Armas Emmanuel Launis

  Composer, dies at 75.

• Emil Frantisek Burian

  Composer, dies at 55.

• William "Bull" F Halsey

  US Vice-Admiral (WWII Pacific).

• Blind Willie McTell

  American singer (Born 1901).

• William Halsey Jr

  American Navy Admiral (Born 1882).

• Blind Willie McTell

  American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist (Born 1901).

• Jacob Epstein

  American-born British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture.

• Henry Garat

  French actor and singer of Romanian origin who died on 13 August 1959.

• Wanda Landowska

  Polish musician and composer.

• Alfred Kubin

  Austrian author and illustrator (d. 1959).

• Edgar Guest

  English-American poet and author (d. 1959).

• Mike O'Neill

  Irish-American baseball player and manager (d. 1959).

• Preston Sturges

  American filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer, playwright, composer, businessman and inventor.

• Charles Delaney

  Dies at 67.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Paul Anka - Lonely Boy
2. Elvis Presley - A Big Hunk O' Love
3. The Browns - The Three Bells
4. Johnny Horton - The Battle Of New Orleans
5. The Drifters - There Goes My Baby

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Bobby Darin - Dream Lover
2. Cliff Richard & The Drifters - Living Doll
3. Marty Wilde - A Teenager In Love
4. Lonnie Donegan - Battle Of New Orleans
5. Russ Conway - Roulette