Discover what happened on 27 October 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
- Károly Siftár (Slovene Lutheran priest, writer in Prekmurje)
- Henri Vos (Belgian | 1883)
- Maude F. Sperry Turner (American author)
- Alfred Büchi (Swiss engineer (1879-1959))
- Adolf Stockleben (German politician (1902-1959))
- Martin Hawkins (athletics competitor (1888–1959))
- Julius Baum (German Jewish art historian, director of Ulm Museum (1882-1959))
- Dimitri Gladki (Soviet politician (1911–1959))
- Dick Monteith (Australian rules footballer)
- Elmer Koestner (American baseball player (1885-1959))
- Ventura García Calderón (Peruvian writer and diplomat (1886-1959))
- Juan José Domenchina (Spanish poet and critic (1898–1959))
- Fritz Österlind (Swedish architect)
- Peter Connolly (politician in New South Wales, Australia)
- Reginald L. Harris (American politician (1890-1959))
- Scott Perry (American baseball player)
- Arvi Hänninen (Finnish singer)
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- Robert Oxland (Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal (1889-1959))
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- Yngve Flyckt
- Thomas Riss
- Alfred Smyth (Samoan politician)
- Lorenz Peters
- Klaasje Kalkman (Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
- Rosa Meador Goodrich Boido (American physician)
- R. A. Swanson (American politician)
- Károly Siftár (Slovene Lutheran priest, writer in Prekmurje)
- Henri Vos (Belgian | 1883)
- Maude F. Sperry Turner (American author)