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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in March 1959.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Macmillan (Conservative), Pope John XXIII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on March 1959: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of March 1959?


Events

  • 01 Mar 1959 Archbishop Makarios returns to Cyprus after three years.
  • 03 Mar 1959 1st US probe to enter solar orbit, Pioneer 4, launched
  • 05 Mar 1959 Iran and US sign economic and military treaty.
  • 06 Mar 1959 11st Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr
  • 07 Mar 1959 Bells Are Ringing closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 925 performances
  • 08 Mar 1959 KUAT TV channel 6 in Tucson, AZ (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 09 Mar 1959 Juno opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 16 performances
  • 10 Mar 1959 Uprising against Chinese occupation force in Lhasa Tibet
  • 11 Mar 1959 Raisin in the Sun, 1st Broadway play by a black woman, opens
  • 12 Mar 1959 US House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood.
  • 15 Mar 1959 WILX TV channel 10 in Lansing, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • 16 Mar 1959 Iraq and the USSR sign economic / technical treaty
  • 17 Mar 1959 Australia and the USSR restore diplomatic relations
  • 19 Mar 1959 1st Impressions opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 84 performances
  • 21 Mar 1959 Juno closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 16 performances
  • 22 Mar 1959 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Nehi Golf Tournament.
  • 24 Mar 1959 Iraq withdraws from the Baghdad Pact.
  • 25 Mar 1959 Bill White traded to Saint Louis Cardinals for pitchers Sam Jones and Don Choate.
  • 26 Mar 1959 Test debut for Mushtaq Mohammad versus West Indies age 15 years 124 days.
  • 28 Mar 1959 The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the Government of Tibet.
  • 29 Mar 1959 Some Like it Hot with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon premieres
  • 30 Mar 1959 WNED TV channel 17 in Buffalo, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 31 Mar 1959 Dalai Lama fled China and was granted political asylum in India

Famous Birthday

  • Luc Besson

    French director of "The Big Blue," the story of Jacques Mayol, a champion skin-diver nicknamed the "human dolphin.

  • American porno superstar with numerous X-Cinema awards.

  • Italian-American model, a gorgeous 6'3", 225 lb hunk with turquoise eyes, honey colored long blond hair with a face that has launched a...

  • French ballet dancer, choreographer, and actor, one of the most famous and talented figures of contemporary ballet.

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Famous Deaths

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in March 1959?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Stagger Lee
  2. - Venus
  3. - Donna
  4. - Charlie Brown
  5. - 16 Candles

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - As I Love You
  2. - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
  3. - One Night / I Got Stung
  4. - Side Saddle
  5. - Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

Release year: 1959

Directed by: Billy Wilder

Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft

Country: United States of America

Border Patrol

Border Patrol

Release year: 1959

Directed by: Steven Rosenbaum

Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

Release year: 1959

Directed by: Howard Hawks

Starring: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson

Country: United States of America

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

Release year: 1959

Directed by: Douglas Sirk

Starring: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner

Country: United States of America

Compulsion

Compulsion

Release year: 1959

Directed by: Richard Fleischer

Starring: Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Bradford Dillman

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in March 1959?
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Twixt Twelve And Twenty by Pat Boone

Twixt Twelve And Twenty

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Vintage paperback

Main Street, U.S.S.R. by Irving R. Levine

Main Street, U.S.S.R.

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Breakfast At Tiffany'S by Truman Capote

Breakfast At Tiffany'S

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Truman Capote's seductive and romantic masterpiece created a woman whose name is now part of American culture.

Only In America by Harry Lewis Golden

Only In America

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Harry Lewis, Book by Golden

The New Testament In Modern English by J.B. Phillips

The New Testament In Modern English

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The New Testament In Modern English was published in 1958 and is one of the most lively and dynamic translations ever to appear in print. Phillips' translation of Holy Scripture into modern English is easy to understand and powerful for …