Discover what happened on 8 February 1959 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Gustav Völpel (German executioner (1901–1959))
- Philipp Heineken (German association football player and author (1873-1959))
- Daniel Soubeyran (French rower (1875-1959))
- Jules Aubrun (French engineer (1881–1959))
- John Wildberg (American lawyer and theatre producer)
- Lloyd Carpenter Griscom (American diplomat)
- Meyer Berger (American journalist (1898-1959))
- Vaughan Wilkins (English writer (1890–1959))
- Aurelia Kojdrowa
- Edmond Dutry (Belgian painter (1897-1959))
- Willem Rip (Dutch politician (1903–1959))
- Armand Dreyfus (French soldier (1886-1959))
- Ivan Boichenko
- Myrtle Meggy (Australian pianist)
- Josef Friedrich Perkonig (Austrian translator (1890–1959))
- William J. Donovan (U.S. Army soldier during WWII, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat, head of the OSS (1883-1959))
- Gustav Völpel (German executioner (1901–1959))
- Philipp Heineken (German association football player and author (1873-1959))
- Daniel Soubeyran (French rower (1875-1959))
- Jules Aubrun (French engineer (1881–1959))
- John Wildberg (American lawyer and theatre producer)
- Lloyd Carpenter Griscom (American diplomat)
- Meyer Berger (American journalist (1898-1959))
- Vaughan Wilkins (English writer (1890–1959))
- Aurelia Kojdrowa
- Edmond Dutry (Belgian painter (1897-1959))
- Willem Rip (Dutch politician (1903–1959))
- Armand Dreyfus (French soldier (1886-1959))
- Ivan Boichenko
- Myrtle Meggy (Australian pianist)
- Oldřich Novotný
- Francisco Marques da Silva (Portuguese politician)
- Artūrs Bobkovics (Latvian conductor)
- Claude Henry Tritton ((1874-1959))
- Nora Heath Curtis ((died 1959))
- Gwendoline Sybil Tancred ((1868-1959))
- Léopold Victor Justinard
- H.J.J. Wachters
- Agnes Westin (Swedish suffragette)
- Maartje van der Stoel
- Josef Friedrich Perkonig (Austrian translator (1890–1959))
- William J. Donovan (U.S. Army soldier during WWII, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat, head of the OSS (1883-1959))
- Gustav Völpel (German executioner (1901–1959))
- Philipp Heineken (German association football player and author (1873-1959))
- Daniel Soubeyran (French rower (1875-1959))
- Jules Aubrun (French engineer (1881–1959))
- John Wildberg (American lawyer and theatre producer)
- Lloyd Carpenter Griscom (American diplomat)
- Meyer Berger (American journalist (1898-1959))
- Vaughan Wilkins (English writer (1890–1959))
- Aurelia Kojdrowa
- Edmond Dutry (Belgian painter (1897-1959))
- Willem Rip (Dutch politician (1903–1959))
- Armand Dreyfus (French soldier (1886-1959))
- Ivan Boichenko
- Myrtle Meggy (Australian pianist)