Historical figures in 1959
The atlas holds 88 people and 158 moments here, in 1959. The most recorded lives are Martin Luther King Jr., Ahmed Sékou Touré and Che Guevara. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.
Notable people
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1959
2 moments here
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Édith Piaf
in 1959
4 moments here
French singer and lyricist Édith Giovanna Gassion, known as Édith Piaf, rose from street performance in Paris to international prominence in chanson…
Edmund Hillary
in 1959
2 moments here
New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, diplomat, and philanthropist. Hillary became internationally known after reaching Mount Everest’s summit with…
Elizabeth Taylor
in 1959
1 moment here
British-American actress and HIV/AIDS activist. Born in London, Taylor moved to Southern California in 1939, became a major Hollywood star, worked…
Ernest Hemingway
in 1959
1 moment here
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…
Errol Flynn
in 1959
2 moments here
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn was an Australian-born actor who became a major Hollywood star in swashbuckling and adventure films.…
Federico Fellini
in 1959
1 moment here
Italian film director and screenwriter whose career developed from caricature and comic writing in Rimini and Rome into internationally influential…
Fidel Castro
in 1959
5 moments here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1959
1 moment here
American architect, designer, writer, and educator whose career spanned more than seven decades.…
Fulgencio Batista
in 1959
4 moments here
Cuban army officer and politician who became a central power in Cuba after the 1933 Sergeants’ Revolt, served as president from 1940 to 1944,…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1959
2 moments here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Gamal Abdel Nasser
in 1959
1 moment here
Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…
Garrincha
in 1959
2 moments here
Manuel Francisco dos Santos, known as Garrincha, was a Brazilian right winger. He spent most of his club career with Botafogo and won the FIFA World…
George H. W. Bush
in 1959
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
Haile Selassie
in 1959
1 moment here
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…
Hastings Banda
in 1959
1 moment here
Hastings Kamuzu Banda was a Malawian physician and politician who led Nyasaland to independence and served as Malawi's prime minister and first…
Hebe Camargo
in 1959
1 moment here
Brazilian television host, singer, actress, and radio performer widely known as the “Queen of Brazilian Television.” Born in Taubaté, she moved to…
Hosni Mubarak
in 1959
2 moments here
Egyptian military officer and politician who served as president of Egypt from 1981 until his resignation in 2011.…
Idi Amin
in 1959
1 moment here
Ugandan army officer and dictator who was president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. This chronology records documented physical presences from his birth…
Italo Calvino
in 1959
1 moment here
Italian novelist, short-story writer, editor, journalist, and member of Oulipo. Born in Cuba, raised chiefly in Sanremo, and active across Italy,…
Jack Brabham
in 1959
3 moments here
Australian racing driver, engineer, team owner and three-time Formula One World Champion. Brabham began in Australian speedcar racing, worked as a…
Jacques Chirac
in 1959
1 moment here
French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1959
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
in 1959
1 moment here
Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…
Moments
- 1959 Speaks at Yale's Woolsey Hall Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Move to New York for writing Maya Angelou
- 1959 Greenwich Village residence Miriam Makeba
- 1959 Venice Film Festival premiere Miriam Makeba
- 1959 Chicago Golden Gloves championship Muhammad Ali
- 1959 National amateur championship Muhammad Ali
- 1959 Return to Paris on diplomatic duties Octavio Paz
- 1959 Meeting Fidel Castro in Caracas Pablo Neruda
- 1959 Occupies Château de Vauvenargues Pablo Picasso
- 1959 Professor at the University of Bonn Pope Benedict XVI
- 1959 Nanotechnology lecture Richard Feynman
- 1959 Studies paintings at the Prado Salvador Dalí
- 1959 Family home in Mafalala Samora Machel
- 1959 Beverly Hills family home Stanley Kubrick
- 1959 Family move to Monta Loma Steve Jobs
- 1959 Teaching at Saigon temples Thích Nhất Hạnh
- 1959 Last stay in Marrakesh Winston Churchill
- 1959 Pilot training at Kant Air Base Hosni Mubarak
- 1959 Pilot training in Moscow Hosni Mubarak
- 1959 Arrives at Gandhigram Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Arrives in New Delhi Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Meets Nehru at Teen Murti Bhavan Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Received by Kerala government Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Stays in Bangalore Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Views sunset at Cape Comorin Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Visits Bodh Gaya Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Visits Richard Wright in Paris Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 King Kong opening Miriam Makeba
- 1959 Leaves Safi aboard Christina Winston Churchill
- 1959 Meeting Harold Macmillan at Camp David Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1959 La Dolce Vita production begins Federico Fellini
- 1959 Lebanese-Syrian border meeting Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1959 Copa América in Buenos Aires Garrincha
- 1959 Imprisonment at Gwelo Hastings Banda
- 1959 Arthurian research residence in Somerset John Steinbeck
- 1959 Visit to Cadbury Castle John Steinbeck
- 1959 Finchley campaign speech Margaret Thatcher
- 1959 Makes Jerusalem pilgrimage Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Meets Vinoba Bhave Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Returns from India through New York Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Visits Sabarmati Ashram Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 South American Championship match Pelé
- 1959 State visit to Cambodia Rajendra Prasad
- 1959 State visit to Laos Rajendra Prasad
- 1959 Arrival to stay in San Francisco Bruce Lee
- 1959 United States working visit Fidel Castro
- 1959 Death at St. Joseph's Hospital Frank Lloyd Wright
- 1959 Restricted residence at Lodwar Jomo Kenyatta
- 1959 State visit to Sweden Olav V
- 1959 Visit to Helsinki en route to the USSR Dorothy Hodgkin