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