Discover what happened on 8 May 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
- Count Michael Mikhailovich de Torby (British painter (1898-1959))
- Erich Hoffmann (German dermatologist (1868–1959))
- Donald Aubrey Quarles (American politician (1894-1959))
- Renato Caccioppoli (Italian mathematician (1904–1959))
- Noémi Kóbor (Hungarian writer)
- John Fraser (Canadian soccer player (1881-1959))
- Ibrahim of Johor (22nd Sultan of Johor, Malaysia)
- Hector Choquette (Canadian politician (1884–1959))
- Tom Baxter (Australian rules footballer (1884–1959))
- Wiktor Lamot
- Arthur Wilbur Henn (ichthyologist)
- Jeanne Hebbelynck (Belgian artist (1891-1959))
- Mieczysław Halicki (Officer of the Polish Army)
- Éva Ajtay (Hungarian painter from Romania (1935-1959))
- Charlie Curtis (Australian rules footballer (1878-1959))
- Alfred Lederle
- Valentin Fritz Wagner ((1895-1959))
- Princess Elisabeth of Bentheim und Steinfurt ((1886-1959))
- Walter Key Parbury ((died 1959))
- James Maurice O’Shea ((1894-1959))
- Marjorie Maitland ((1884-1959))
- Mary Cecily Dansey ((1880-1959))
- C.G.J.B. Henny (Dutch lawyer)
- Red Smith (American football, baseball, and track coach (1906-1959))
- Katharina Lang
- Walther Heim
- Ludwig Ullmann
- Hynek Tišer
- Élisabeth Fuss-Amoré
- Basilio Cueria (Cuban baseball player)
- Florence Winchester Lowell (American student at Bates College in 1900)
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