Discover what happened on 16 January 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
- Edith Cadivec (Austrian author (1879–1959))
- Edith Cadivec (Austrian author (1879–1959))
- Carl Bartuzat (German flutist (1882–1959))
- Issei Yamamoto (Japanese astronomer (1889-1959))
- Henri Jacob Victor Sody (Dutch zoologist (1892–1959))
- Dominique Dunois (French writer)
- Henri Auriol (French politician (1880-1959))
- Konstantin Rotov (Russian painter (1902-1959))
- Charles James Bowring (English cricketer (1887-1959))
- Charles Leslie Barrett (Australian naturalist, writer and ornithologist)
- Eduardo Braun-Menéndez (Argentine physiologist (1903-1959))
- Fenny ten Bosch (Dutch tennis player)
- Lucien Garban (French musician and musicologist)
- Rudolf Oskar Max Cahnbley
- Dagny Schjelderup (Norwegian singer)
- Rudy W. Roethlisberger (American politician and farmer)
- Benito Serantes Echegaray (Spanish journalist)
- Tom Wells (Australian rules footballer)
- Ellis Ruley (American painter)
- Frank Andre
- Grigory Kompaniyets (Russian and Soviet composer and conductor (1881—1959))
- Carles Pellicer i Rouviere (Spanish painter)
- Roman Zawarczyński (Major of the Polish Army)
- Euclide Milano (Italian author (1880-1959))
- John Stafford Gowland (UK author (1898-1959))
- Michele Fontevecchia (Roman Catholic bishop)
- Margaret Eileen Cooper Fowler ((died 1959))
- Grace Catherine Trotter (Peerage person ID=502068)
- Kate Beatrice Deane ((died 1959))
- José Varela Basabrú
- Dominique Dunois (French writer)
- Henri Auriol (French politician (1880-1959))
- Konstantin Rotov (Russian painter (1902-1959))
- Charles James Bowring (English cricketer (1887-1959))
- Charles Leslie Barrett (Australian naturalist, writer and ornithologist)
- Eduardo Braun-Menéndez (Argentine physiologist (1903-1959))
- Fenny ten Bosch (Dutch tennis player)
- Lucien Garban (French musician and musicologist)
- Rudolf Oskar Max Cahnbley
- Dagny Schjelderup (Norwegian singer)
- Rudy W. Roethlisberger (American politician and farmer)
- Benito Serantes Echegaray (Spanish journalist)
- Tom Wells (Australian rules footballer)
- Frank Andre
- Grigory Kompaniyets (Russian and Soviet composer and conductor (1881—1959))
- Carles Pellicer i Rouviere (Spanish painter)
- Roman Zawarczyński (Major of the Polish Army)
- Euclide Milano (Italian author (1880-1959))
- John Stafford Gowland (UK author (1898-1959))
- Michele Fontevecchia (Roman Catholic bishop)
- Margaret Eileen Cooper Fowler ((died 1959))
- Grace Catherine Trotter (Peerage person ID=502068)
- Kate Beatrice Deane ((died 1959))
- José Varela Basabrú
- Willy Russ
- María Chaves González
- Erich Bohm