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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in September 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 September 1959: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of September 1959?


Events

  • 02 Sep 1959 US President Eisenhower arrives in Paris
  • 06 Sep 1959 Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open
  • 08 Sep 1959 The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is established.
  • 11 Sep 1959 Duke Ellington wins Springarn Medal for his musical achievements
  • 12 Sep 1959 Luna 2 launched by USSR; 1st spacecraft to impact on Moon
  • 13 Sep 1959 73rd US Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Christine Truman (61 64)
  • 14 Sep 1959 WQEX TV channel 16 in Pittsburgh, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 15 Sep 1959 Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrives in US to begin a 13-day visit.
  • 16 Sep 1959 President De Gaulle recognizes Algerian right of self determination
  • 17 Sep 1959 59th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Jack Nicklaus
  • 18 Sep 1959 Vanguard 3 is launched into orbit to measure local phenomena related to Earth's atmosphere.
  • 19 Sep 1959 Nikita Krushchev is denied access to Disneyland during visit to USA due to security concerns.
  • 20 Sep 1959 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Links Golf Invitation Open
  • 21 Sep 1959 600 Indian Dutch emigrate to US
  • 22 Sep 1959 Chicago White Sox clinch the American League pennant.
  • 23 Sep 1959 Iowa farmer and corn breeder Roswell Garst hosts Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev.
  • 25 Sep 1959 Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley (37) and David Brown (43) wed
  • 26 Sep 1959 Milwaukee Braves Warren Spahn becomes winningest NL lefty
  • 27 Sep 1959 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Opie Turner Golf Open
  • 28 Sep 1959 Hennesey, debuts on CBS-TV
  • 29 Sep 1959 Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis, debuts on CBS-TV
  • 30 Sep 1959 Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev meets Mao Zedong in Beijing.

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Music charts

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

  1. - The Three Bells
  2. - Sleep Walk
  3. - Sea Of Love
  4. - Mack The Knife
  5. - I'm Gonna Get Married

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Living Doll
  2. - Only Sixteen
  3. - Dream Lover
  4. - Battle Of New Orleans
  5. - Here Comes Summer

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Five Fingers

Five Fingers

Release year: 1959

Directed by: Kevin Barker

Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk

Release year: 1959

Directed by: Michael Gordon

Starring: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter

Country: United States of America

Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow

Release year: 1959

Directed by: Robert Wise

Starring: Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame, Shelley Winters

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

Release year: 1959

Directed by: Nick Castle

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

Release year: 1959

Directed by: Abby Berlin

Books

Which were the most popular books released in September 1959?
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The Light Infantry Ball by Hamilton Basso

The Light Infantry Ball

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Hamilton Basso, The Light Infantry Ball 1959 1st edition. Hardcover, 476 pages. Published by Doubleday & Company.

I Was A Teen-Age Dwarf by Max Shulman

I Was A Teen-Age Dwarf

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Dobie Gillis continues his amorous campus adventures. She observes, "I'm certainly not oversexed." I am not oversexed. Let's just say that I'm sexed.

The Elements Of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White

The Elements Of Style

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You recognize the names of the authors. The title is familiar to you. This book is probably something you've used. This is The Elements of Style. It's the classic style guide.

John Paul Jones by Samuel Eliot Morison

John Paul Jones

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"Reprint of 1959 Original. Author sailed the English and American waters where Captain Jones achieved his greatest successes in preparation for this Bio to be authentic.

The Flame Trees Of Thika by Elspeth Huxley

The Flame Trees Of Thika

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Elspeth Huxley and her parents set out in an open cart to travel to Thika, Kenya with her parents. They built a house out of grass and ate damask cloth as pioneer settlers.