Discover what happened on 29 December 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
- Leila Reitz (South African politician (1887-1959))
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- Carl Brandt (German politician)
- Joseph Haspel (New Orleans haberdasher and inventor of the seersucker suit)
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- Daniel-Auguste Lemonnier (Roman Catholic bishop)
- Kenneth Francis Gordon ((1877-1959))
- Margaret Phyllis Shorten ((1903-1959))
- Theophilius Rhys-Jones ((1902-1959))
- Dorothy Albinia Cecil Locke ((died 1959))
- Vilém Hirsch (Czech botanist (1887-1959))
- Andor Máday (Hungarian sociologist, librarian (1877-1958))
- Piotr Aleksander Rybarski
- Earlester Lee (16 Jun 1883 – certain 29 Dec 1959)
- John Swenning (American politician)
- H. H. Linney (American politician)
- Lyudmila Trakal ((1906-1959) bibliographer)
- Ida Vilhelmina Westerholm
- Ralph Parshall (American engineer)