Discover what happened on 23 August 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
- Grigoriy Gross (Soviet Russian actor and director)
- Kiichi Hiraku (Japanese politician (1892-1959))
- Clarence Millet (American painter)
- Emma Adams (musician and concert manager)
- Aline de Villele
- Agnes Frances Jean Marsh-Dunn ((died 1959))
- Bertrand Sackville-West ((1872-1959))
- Ethel Laura Cobbe ((1871-1959))
- Frederick Thomas de Mallet Morgan ((died 1959))
- John Bertram Aubrey Marsden-Smedley ((1893-1959))
- Christian Fries
- Rudolf Martínek (Czechoslovak pedagogue (1875-1959))
- Elias Bjørlykke (Norwegian photographer)
- Alice Eugenia Ligon (American artist)
- Niels, Lensgreve Krag-Juel-Vind-Friis (10 Feb 1910 – 23 Aug 1959)
- Jan Pelcák
- Grigoriy Gross (Soviet Russian actor and director)
- Kiichi Hiraku (Japanese politician (1892-1959))
- Clarence Millet (American painter)
- Emma Adams (musician and concert manager)
- Aline de Villele
- Agnes Frances Jean Marsh-Dunn ((died 1959))
- Bertrand Sackville-West ((1872-1959))
- Ethel Laura Cobbe ((1871-1959))
- Frederick Thomas de Mallet Morgan ((died 1959))
- John Bertram Aubrey Marsden-Smedley ((1893-1959))
- Christian Fries
- Rudolf Martínek (Czechoslovak pedagogue (1875-1959))
- Elias Bjørlykke (Norwegian photographer)
- Alice Eugenia Ligon (American artist)
- Niels, Lensgreve Krag-Juel-Vind-Friis (10 Feb 1910 – 23 Aug 1959)
- Jan Pelcák
- Henriette Johanna Wilhelmina van Prooije-Salomons (SALOMONS (Prooije-S.), Henriette J ohanna W ilhelmina. Rotterdam 20.5.1882 — the Hague 23.8.1959. Dutch Indologist. …)
- Willis Lake Harvey (scientific collector (1885 – 1959))