September 1959 calendar

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.

Famous Birthday

• Morten Harket

  Norwegian musician, best known as lead singer of the pop-rock group AHA.

• Beth Heiden

  American champion skater with her brother, Eric who were winning international titles by the time they were in their teens.

• Béatrice Saubin

  French traveller, arrested on 27 January 1980 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when a customs officer discovered 534 grams of pure heroin in her...

• Jason Alexander

  American actor on the top-rated TV series "Seinfeld.

• Eric Serra

  French composer.

• Philippe Caroit
• Ottawa (Canada)
• Elizabeth Peña

  American actress and director (d. 2014).

• Mary Crosby

  American actress and noted family, the only daughter of Bing Crosby and his second wife, Kathryn Grant.

• Guy Laliberté

  Canadian businessman philanthropist and poker player founded Cirque du Soleil.

• Thierry Marx
• Ashlyn Gere
• Gilles Veissière

  French football (soccer) referee, best known for supervising two matches during the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan.

• Debrah Farentino

  American model and actress.

• Hortencia Marcari
• Tai Babilonia

  American figure skater and talk show host.

• John Hawkes (actor)
• Dominique Arnaud
• Pierre Gattaz
• Kerry Kennedy
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Famous Deaths

• Kay Kendall

  British actress (Genevieve), dies of Leukemia at 32.

• Olin Howlin

  Actor (Swifty-Circus Boy), dies at 63.

• Josef Matthais Hauer

  Composer, dies at 76.

• Ennio Porrino

  Composer, dies at 49.

• Solomon Bandaranaike

  Prime Minister of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60.

• Gerard Hoffnung

  Artist / humorist / musician.

• Bruce Bairnsfather

  Cartoonist.

• Harold Huber

  Actor (I Cover Times Square), dies at 49.

• John H Kliegl

  developer of the Klieg light, dies at age 89.

• Gilbert Adrian

  American fashion designer for films and private clientele who was associated with MGM.

• Rudolf Caracciola

  German race car driver, inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1998.

• Benjamin Peret

  French surrealist author (Born 1899).

• Maurice Duplessis

  Canadian lawyer and politician 16th Premier of Quebec (d. 1959).

• Paul Douglas

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Actor (Adventure Theater, Clash by Night).

• Helen Broderick

  Comedienne / actress (Swing Time, Top Hat).

• Taylor Holmes

  Actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 81.

• Wayne Morris

  Actor (Kid Galahad), dies of heart attack at 45.

• Bert Leysen

  Belgian TV director, dies at 39.

• Edmund Gwenn

  Actor (Them, Java Head, Miracle on 34th St), dies at 83.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. The Browns - The Three Bells
2. Santo and Johnny - Sleep Walk
3. Phil Phillips - Sea Of Love
4. Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife
5. Lloyd Price - I'm Gonna Get Married

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Cliff Richard & The Drifters - Living Doll
2. Craig Douglas - Only Sixteen
3. Bobby Darin - Dream Lover
4. Lonnie Donegan - Battle Of New Orleans
5. Jerry Keller - Here Comes Summer