What happened on 9 May 1959?

Discover what happened on 9 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

  • Rodolphe Strebelle (Belgian painter and designer (1880-1959))
  • Bhaurao Patil (social activist and educator in Maharashtra, India (1887-1959))
  • Phil Nesser (American football player (1880–1959))
  • Domingo Mitxelena Eizagirre (Basque rower (1894-1959))
  • Andre Roder (Austrian sculptor)
  • Alan McLean (British politician (1875-1959))
  • Lupe del Castillo (Mexican actress)
  • Vilém Vlach
  • Hryhoriy Trukh
  • Hamdija Kreševljaković (Bosnian historian (1888–1959))
  • Q12905300 (Macedonian journalist (1915-1959))
  • Viktor Gorodinsky
  • Martinus Simon de Haas (Dutch photographer (1884-1959))
  • Jan-Wilm Dierkes ((1956-1959))
  • Sir Alexander Edwin Burnett of Leys, 14th Bt. ((1881-1959))
  • Evelyn March Phillipps ((died 1959))
  • Louis Montfort ((1877-1959))
  • Beryl Marion Maude ((1896-1959))
  • Robert Rägastik (Estonian geographer and educator (1902–1959))
  • Antonín Chvojka
  • Stanislav Sochor
  • Omer F. Hershey (American lawyer and writer)
  • R. B. H. Gradwohl (American physician)
  • Ove Ekberg
  • František Růžek