| Jan 2 | Soviet Union launches Luna 1 spacecraft |
| Jan 7 | US recognises Cuban Government of Fidel Castro |
| Jan 8 | de Gaulle inaugurated as 1st president of 5th Republic |
| Jan 12 | Caves of Nerja discovered in Spain |
| Feb 1 | A referendum in Switzerland rejects female suffrage |
| Feb 3 | Buddy Holly killed in plane crash |
| Feb 18 | Women in Nepal vote for the first time. |
| Feb 19 | UK grants independence to Cyprus. |
| Feb 26 | Author Walter Mene throws acid on a Rubens in Munich |
| Mar 3 | Ho Chi Minh declares a People's War to unite Vietnam. |
| Mar 9 | The Barbie doll debuts |
| Mar 10 | Tibetan uprising erupts against Chinese occupation |
| Mar 26 | Raymond Chandler (b. 1888) dies |
| May 28 | Two monkeys successfully return to Earth from space |
| Mar 29 | "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe premieres |
| Jun 23 | Convicted spy Klaus Fuchs released after 9 years in prison |
| Jul 8 | First Americans killed in action in Vietnam. |
| Jul 17 | The first skull of Australopithecus discovered in Tanzania |
| Jul 17 | Billie Holiday (b. 1915) dies |
| Aug 17 | Columbia Records releases Miles Davis' Kind of Blue |
| Aug 26 | The original Mini is launched. |
| Sep 14 | Luna 2 is the first man-made object to crash on the Moon |
| Oct 15 | First Episode of "The Untouchables" airs on ABC |
| Nov 2 | The first section of the M1 motorway opens |
| Nov 17 | 'Battle of the Five Spot' begins |
| Nov 19 | Ford cancels the Edsel |
| Dec 1 | 1st colour photograph of Earth from outer space |
Thursday, 29 October 2009
1959 Timeline
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