1959 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
The race was carried live on the IMS Radio Network. Sid Collins served as chief announcer. Fred Agabashian joined the crew for the first time as "driver expert." The broadcast reached 385 affiliates, including Fairbanks, Alaska.


1959 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Turn 1: Bill FroshTurn 2: John PetersonBackstretch: Bernie HermanTurn 3: Lou PalmerTurn 4: Jim Shelton


1959 Indianapolis mayoral election
The Indianapolis mayoral election of 1959 took place on November 3, 1959 and saw the reelection of Charles H. Boswell, who had become mayor eleven months earlier, after Philip L. Bayt resigned to become Marion County Prosecutor. Boswell defeated Republican William T. Sharp.


1959 Indianapolis mayoral election, Results
1959 was a good year for Democrats in Indiana's mayoral elections, with the party winning control of the mayoralties of all of the state's top seven most populous cities. This is a feat that the Democratic Party would not replicate until 2003.


1959 Individual Long Track European Championship
The 1959 Individual Long Track European Championship was the third edition of the Long Track European Championship. The final was held on 20 August 1959 in Helsinki, Finland.


1959 Individual Long Track European Championship
The  title was won by Josef Hofmeister of West Germany for the second time.


1959 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1959 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 14th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.


1959 Individual Speedway World Championship
The event was sponsored by the Sunday Pictorial. New Zealand continued their recent domination as Ronnie Moore won his second title with a 15 point maximum and New Zealand won their fourth title in six years. Ove Fundin finished second and defending champion Barry Briggs, returning from retirement won the bronze medal ride off.


1959 Individual Speedway World Championship, Second Round, British & Commonwealth Qualifying
Top 32 riders based on points accumulated during round would progress


1959 Individual Speedway World Championship, Second Round, Continental Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1959 Individual Speedway World Championship, Third Round, British & Commonwealth Semi finals
Top 9 riders based on points accumulated over two rides would progress


1959 Individual Speedway World Championship, Third Round, British & Commonwealth Semi finals
+ indicates qualifier for World Final (Aub Lawson was the ninth rider to qualify)


1959 Individual Speedway World Championship, World Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1959 International Cross Country Championships
The 1959 International Cross Country Championships was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at the National Stadium on March 21, 1959. Morocco entered a team for the first time after gaining independence. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.


1959 International Cross Country Championships
Complete results, medallists,  and the results of British athletes were published.


1959 International Cross Country Championships, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 78 athletes from 9 countries.


1959 International Gold Cup
The 6th International Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 26 September 1959 at the Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire. The race was run over 55 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Cooper T51.


1959 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 1959 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season.


1959 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 1959 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Seven Conference during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Clay Stapleton, the Cyclones compiled a 7–3 record (3–3 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 248 to 80. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa. The team became known in the school's history as the "Dirty Thirty", named after the number of players left from the original fifty-five but otherwise celebrated for its perseverance and hard-nosed play.


1959 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The team's regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left end Bob Anderson, left tackle Jerry Schoenfelder, left guard Tom Ferrebee, center Arden Esslinger, right guard Dan Celoni, right tackle Larry Van Der Heyden, right end Don Webb, quarterback Cliff Rick, left halfback Dwight Nichols, right halfback Mike Fitzgerald, and fullback Tom Watkins. Dwight Nichols was the team captain.


1959 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The team's statistical leaders included Tom Watkins with 843 rushing yards, Dwight Nichols with 609 passing yards, Don Webb with 309 receiving yards, and Dwight Nichols and Tom Watkins with 54 points scored (nine touchdowns) each. Three Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players: Dwight Nichols, Tom Watkins, and Don Webb.


1959 Irish Greyhound Derby
The 1959 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during July and August with the final being held at Harold's Cross Stadium in Dublin on 7 August 1959.


1959 Irish Greyhound Derby
The winner Sir Frederick won £500 and was trained by Tom Harty, owned by Mrs Hannah Cronin and bred by Jimmy Walsh.


1959 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Sir Frederick had been knocked over in the second round of the 1959 English Greyhound Derby and when he returned home his trainer Tom Harty aimed at the Irish Derby. He was the fastest round one winner in 29.32. One of the leading favourites and track record holder Fauna also impressed by winning in a time of 29.34 and Derrylava Mover recorded 29.45.


1959 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
In the second round Fauna was eliminated, finishing fourth behind Gallant Winner in 29.41. Other winners were Sir Frederick (29.60), Winged Heels (29.80) and Recorded Course 30.02. The two undefeated greyhounds Sir Frederick and Gallant Winner (both from Kanturk) were drawn together in the semi-finals and both qualified for the final when Gallant Winner beat Sir Frederick in a fast 29.40; recorded Course took third place and the a slot in the final. The second semi-final resulted in victory for Skipit Laddie from Prairie Chieftain and Snowland Battleship in 29.98.


1959 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Many residents of the town of Kanturk attended the final on the evening of 7 August to watch the two greyhounds in the final. The brindle dog Sir Frederick beat Gallant Winner by four lengths in the final after a devastating run along the back straight to catch and overtake Gallant Winner and Snowland Battleship. The time of 29.30 was just outside the track record of 29.31 set by Fauna in the recent Callanan Cup. Winning trainer Tom Harty had trained a previous Irish Derby winner in 1935 (24 years previously).


1959 Irish presidential election
The 1959 Irish presidential election was held on 17 June 1959. Éamon de Valera, then Taoiseach, was elected as president of Ireland. A referendum proposed by de Valera to replace the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote with first-past-the-post voting which was held on the same day was defeated by 48.2% to 52.8%.


1959 Irish presidential election, Nomination process
Under Article 12 of the Constitution of Ireland, a candidate for president may be nominated by:


1959 Irish presidential election, Nomination process
Outgoing president Seán T. O'Kelly had served two terms, and was ineligible to serve again. On 27 April, the Minister for Local Government signed the ministerial order opening nominations, with noon on 19 May as the deadline for nominations, and 17 June set as the date for a contest. All Irish citizens on the Dáil electoral register were eligible to vote.


1959 Irish presidential election, Nomination process
Éamon de Valera who had served as President of Dáil Éireann and President of the Irish Republic from 1919 to 1922 during the Irish revolutionary period, as President of the Executive Council from 1932 to 1937, and as Taoiseach from 1937 to 1948, from 1951 to 1954, and again from 1957 until his election as president, was nominated by Fianna Fáil on 12 May. He had served as Fianna Fáil's leader since its foundation in 1926.


1959 Irish presidential election, Nomination process
Seán Mac Eoin, a Fine Gael TD who had been the party's candidate in the 1945 presidential election, was nominated again by the party on 15 May.


1959 Irish presidential election, Nomination process
Patrick McCartan, who had also been a candidate in the 1945 election and had served as a senator for Clann na Poblachta from 1948 to 1951, was nominated by two county councils only, short of the four required for nomination. Eoin O'Mahony also sought and failed to secure a nomination by county councils.


1959 Irish presidential election, Nomination process
Éamon de Valera was inaugurated as president on 25 June.


1959 Isle of Man TT
The 1959 Isle of Man TT, the second round of the 1959 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, involved races on both the Mountain Course and the Clypse Course on the Isle of Man. John Surtees won the Senior race with a time of 3:00.13.4, adding to his earlier victory in the Junior race. Tarquinio Provini won both the Lightweight and Ultra-Lightweight categories, while Walter Schneider and H.Strauss won the sidecar event.


1959 Israeli legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Israel on 3 November 1959 to elect the 120 members of the fourth Knesset. Mapai remained the dominant party, gaining seven seats. Following the elections, Mapai leader David Ben-Gurion formed ninth government on 17 December 1959. His coalition included the National Religious Party, Mapam, Ahdut HaAvoda, the Progressive Party and the three Israeli Arab parties, Progress and Development, Cooperation and Brotherhood and Agriculture and Development. The government had 16 ministers. Mapai's Kadish Luz became the Speaker of the Knesset.


1959 Israeli legislative election, Aftermath
The government collapsed when Ben-Gurion resigned on 31 January 1961, over a motion of no-confidence brought by Herut and the General Zionists in the wake of the Lavon Affair. When  Ben-Gurion was unable to form a new government new elections were called. Serving one year and nine months, the fourth Knesset was the shortest Knesset term until the five-month twenty-first Knesset in 2019.


1959 Italian Grand Prix
The 1959 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 13 September 1959. It was race 8 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 7 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 29th Italian Grand Prix and the 24th to be held at Monza. The race was held over 72 laps of the five kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 414 kilometres.


1959 Italian Grand Prix
The race was won by British driver Stirling Moss driving a Cooper T51 for the privateer Rob Walker Racing Team. Moss won by 46 seconds over American driver Phil Hill driving a Ferrari Dino 246 for Scuderia Ferrari. Championship points leader Australian Jack Brabham finished third in works entered Cooper T51, expanding his points lead, but not sufficiently to prevent a championship showdown with Moss and Ferrari driver Tony Brooks at the United States Grand Prix.


1959 Italian Grand Prix, Race report
This race was won on the weight of the cars, with Stirling Moss and team manager Rob Walker gambling on running the whole race without a tyre change in the little lightweight Cooper - although they substituted knock-on wheels for bolt-ons in case a pit stop was necessary. Stirling drove a careful race, relying on the Ferrari crew needing to pit. Tony Brooks made a good start but a piston failure eliminated him on the first lap. Graham Hill and then Dan Gurney led, but lost their advantages through clumsy pit-stop action. Moss continued to win at an average speed of 124 mph, a track record. Phil Hill was second for Ferrari on their home track, ahead of a Ferrari 4-5-6 in the order Gurney, Cliff Allison and Olivier Gendebien.


1959 Italian Grand Prix, Race report
Moss' win closed the championship gap to only 5½ points behind Jack Brabham with Brooks eight points behind Brabham. The combined efforts of Brabham, Moss, Maurice Trintignant, Bruce McLaren and Masten Gregory secured the constructors championship for the Cooper Car Company.


1959 Italian Somaliland parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Italian Trust Territory of Somaliland on 8 March 1959. Amidst a boycott by the Somali Independent Constitutional Party and the Greater Somalia League, the result was a victory for the ruling Somali Youth League, which won 83 of the 90 seats in the enlarged Legislative Council, despite the party's number of votes falling from 333,820 to 237,134.


1959 Italian regional elections
The Italian regional elections of 1959 were regional elections held in Aosta Valley and Sicily on 17 May and 7 June. This was the third regional election in Aosta Valley and the fourth in Sicily.


1959 Ivorian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Ivory Coast on 12 April 1959 as a prelude to independence the next year. The Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally was the only party to contest the election, thereby winning all 100 seats. Voter turnout was 94.7%.


1959 Ivy League football season
The 1959 Ivy League football season was the fourth season of college football play for the Ivy League and was part of the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The season began on September 26, 1959, and ended on November 26, 1959. Ivy League teams were 10–5 against non-conference opponents and Penn won the conference championship.


1959 Ivy League football season, 1960 NFL Draft
Two Ivy League players were drafted in the 1960 NFL draft, held in November 1959: Tom Budrewicz and Jack Hanlon.


1959 Jamaican general election
General elections were held in Jamaica on 28 July 1959. The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 29 of the 45 seats. Voter turnout was 66.1%.


1959 Japan Series
The 1959 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1959 season. It was the tenth Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nankai Hawks, against the Central League champions, the Yomiuri Giants.


1959 Japan Series, Matchups, Game 1
Saturday, October 24, 1959 – 1:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture


1959 Japan Series, Matchups, Game 2
Sunday, October 25, 1959 – 1:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture


1959 Japan Series, Matchups, Game 3
Tuesday, October 27, 1959 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo


1959 Japan Series, Matchups, Game 4
Thursday, October 29, 1959 – 1:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo


1959 Japanese House of Councillors election
House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 2 June 1959, electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Democratic Party won the most seats.


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America
The 1959 Junior Springboks tour in Argentina was a series of rugby union matches played in Argentina, in Buenos Aires and Rosario in 1959.


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America
It was the second tour of the second level South African team, the Junior Springboks in Argentina after the tour 1932 .


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Results
Legend: ADF= Asociación Deportiva Francesa , BAC= Belgrano Athletic Club, BCR=Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club, CASI= Club Atletico san Isidro, CUBA= CUBA, CP=Club Pucará, CUR= Curupaytí , MDP = Mar del Plata RC, OG= Old Georgian, ORC=Olivos Rugby Club, OS=Obras Sanitarias, PUY=Club Pueyrredón, SIC=San Isidro Club


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Results
C.A.San Isidro: J.Lassalle; M.Castex, E.Olivera, J.Lavayen, H.Broggi; M.Molina Berro, E.González del Solar; G.Wessek, F.Varela, G.Montes de Oca; A.Monticelli, L.Varela; M.Iraola (capt. ), A.Iraola, F.Berro. Junior Springboks: C.Meyer; J.Engelbrecht; C.Holtzhausen, M.Bridger, O.Taylor; S.Wentzel, M.Smith; D.Hopwood, H.Meyer, W.van Rensburg; P.Allen (capt. ), P.Van Zyl; D.Holton, J.Wessels, C.Edwards.


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Results
Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club: R.Raimundez (capt. ); E.Macadam, A.Macadam, I.Mac Lennan, C.Raimundez; C.Conteponi, R.Brown, S.Hogg, M.Azpiroz, R.Macadam; R.Hogg, J.Gerlach; R.Rumboll, H.Vidou, J.Wall. Junior Springboks: C.Meyer; J.Engelbrecht, R.Twigge, G.Bridger, J.Gainsford; D.Stewart, F.Gericke; J.Nel, D.Hopwood, J.Bezuidenbout; F.De Jager, P.Állen (capt. ); S.Kuhn, J.Wessels, D.Putter.


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Results
Olivos R.C. : H.Rosenblat; R.Faldutti, R.Gil, L.Brisigheli, H.Houssay; A.Salinas, E.Holmgreen; A.Moreno, R.Scalabrini Ortiz, R.Cseh; C.Bronsted, M.Bertolini; C.Bello, H.Lambruschini, A.Pascual. Junior Springboks: G.Wentzel; R.Twigge, F.Roux, C.Holzhausen, O.Taylor; D.Stewart M.Smith; J.Nel, H.Meyer, W.van Rensburg; P.Van Zyl, F.de Jager; S.Kuhn, C.Edwards, D.Holton.


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Results
C.U.B.A. :  C.Aldao; R.Elicagaray, J.Peters, C.Blaksley, P.Peralta Ramos; H.Videla, V.Mayo; C.Álvarez, R.Limpenny; J.Saravia; W.Bunge, J.Bortagaray (capt. ); E.Gaviña, J.Etchepareborda, F.Álvarez. Junior Springboks: C.Meyer; J.Engelbrecht, J.Gainsford, N.Bridger, O.Taylor; G.Wentzel, F.Gericke; D.Hopwood, H.Meyer, J.Bezuidenhout; P.Allen (capt. ), P.Van Zyl; D.Putter, J.Wessels, D.Holton.


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Results
Belgrano A.C.:  M.Villamil; W.Guzmán, R.Mc. Crea Steele, A.Forrester, C.Lennon; R.Bazan, J.Forrester; B.Pearson, R.Churcholl Browne, D.Ghinson; V.Camardon, C.Hirsch, E.Verardo, G.Schon, P.Mc.Cormick. Junior Springboks: G.Wentzel; F.Roux, C.Holzhausen, N.Bridger, O.Taylor; D.Stewart, C.Smith; J.Nel, H.Meyer, W van Rensburg; F.De Jager, P.van Zyl; S.Kuhn, J.Wessels; C.Edwards.


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Results
Provincia: J.Olazabal (OG); O.Bernacchi (CUR), L.Trotta (CP), J.Guidi (ADF), E.Bianchetti (ADF); A.Salinas (ORC), E.HoImgreen (capt. -ORC); J.Pulido (ADF), F.Varela (CASI); A.Moreno (ORC; B.Otaño (CP), A.Monticelli (CASI); R.Schmidt (CP); J.Casanegra(SIC), J.Lucas (OG). Junior Springboks: C.Meyer; J.Engelbrecht, J.Wentzel.N.Bridger, O.Taylor; D.Stewart, F.Gericke; J.Nel, D.Hopwood, W.van Rensburg; P.Allen (capt. ); P.van Zyl; S.Kuhn, J.Wessels, D.Putter.


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Results
Pueyrredón: H.De Carolis; C.Aguilar, E.Karplus, E.Le Poole, C.Giuliano; A.Guastella, C.Valentini; L.Sutton, L.Migelson, G.Morris; J.Trebotich, E.Shearer; S.Pini, R.de Marco, R.Seminario. Junior Springboks: J.Wentzel; R.Twigge J.Gainsford, C.Holtzhausen, F.Roux; D.Stewart, M.Smith; H.Meyer, D.Hopwood, J.Bezuidenhout; F.de Jager, P.Allen (capt. ); D.Holton, C.Edwards, S.Kuhn.


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Results
Argentina: R.Raimundez (BCR); E.Bianchetti (ADF), E.Karplus (PUY), L.Mendez (O.Sanitarias), C.Giuliano (PUY); A.Guastella (PUY), E.Holmgreen (ORC); S.Hogg (BCR), M.Aspiroz (capt. )-(BCR); C.Álvarez (CUBA); E.Olivera (MDP), R.Hogg (BCR); E.Verardo (BAC), J.Casanegra (San Isidro Club), E.Gaviña (CUBA). Junior Springboks: H.Meyer; J.Engelbrecht, N.Bridger, G.Wentzel, O.Taylor; D.Stewart, F.Gericke; J.Nel, H.Meyer, W.van Rensburg; P.Allen (capt. ); P.van Zyl; S.Kuhn, J.Wessels, D.Holton.


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Results
Unión de Rugby de Rosario: F.Cavallo; R.Mauro, J.Pellejero, A.Robson, J.Arce; G.Recagno (capt. ), R.Conti; L.Barbagelata; R.Cerfoglio, R.Ponce; D.Arroyo, M.Pavan; J.Madariaga, A.Alderete, R.Alonso. Junior Springboks: C.Meyer; J.Engelbrecht, F.Roux, C.Holtzhausen, R.Twigge; G.Wentzel, M.Smith; H.Meyer; J.Bezuidenhout, P.Allen (capt. ); F.De Jager, J.Nel; D.Putter, C.Edwards, D.Holton.


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Results
Capital: R.Raimundez (BCR); C.Raimundez (BCR), E.Karplus (PUY), L.Mendez (OS), C.Giuliano (PUY); A.Guastella (PUY), V.Mayol (C.U.B.A. ); S.Hogg (BCR); M, Aspiróz (capt.- BCR), C.Álvarez (C.U.B.A. ); R.Hogg (BCR), J.Trebotich (PUY); E.Gaviña (CUBA), H.Vidou (BCR), E.Verardo (BAC). Junior Springboks: C.Wentzel; J.Engelbrecht, J.Gainsford, W.Bridger, R.Twigge; D.Stewart, F.Gericke; J.Nel, W.van Rensburg, J.Bezuidenhout; P.Allen (capt. ); J.van Zyl; D.Putter, J.Wessels, S.Kuhn.


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Results
Asociación Deportiva Francesa: J.Ríos; J.Tallarico, A.Quindimil, J.Guidi, O.Bernacchi; J.Dell'Acquila, E.González del Solar; J.Pulido, E.Michelstein, W.González O'Donnell; R.Khoury, G.Palou; R.Leyendo, B.Martínez, O.Cerbello.Junior Springboks: C.Meyer; O.Taylor, J.Gainsford, C.Holtzhausen, F.Roux; D.Stewart, M.Smith; W.van Rensburg, H.Meyer, J.Bezuidenhout; P.van Zyl, P.Allen (capt. ), D.Putte, J.Wessels, D.Holton.


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Results
Argentina: R.Raimundez (BCR); E.Bianchetti (ADF), E.Karplus (PUY), J.Guidi (ADF), C.Giuliano (PUY); A.Guastella (PUY); E.Holmgreen (ORC); R.Hogg (BCR), C.Álvarez (CUBA), M.Aspiroz (capt. - BCR), S.Hogg (BCR); C.Olivera (MDP); E.Verardo (bac), J.Casanegra (sic), E.Gaviña (CUBA). Junior Springboks: G.Wentzel; J.Engelbrecht, J.Gainsford, N.Bridger, R.Twigge; D.Stewart, F.Gericke; J.Nel, D.Hopwood, J.Bezuidenhout; P.Allen (capt. ), P.van Zyl; S.Kuhn, J.Wessels, D.Putter.


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Seve a Side Tournament
Like in other occasions, a "Seve a Side " tournament was arranged. Two South African team ("A" and "B") were arranged. They came easily in the final, with the "B" team victory.


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Final match
At the end of the tour, a match with mixed team were arranged. The exhibition match was played before the final of Argentinian championship (directed by South African referee Ackermann).


1959 Junior Springboks tour of South America, Final match
Rojos G. Wentzel,  F. Roux,  A. Forrester (Belgrano),  J. Gainsford,  M. Daireaux (SIC),  G. Gibelli (Club Newman),  C. Smith,  J. Saravia (C.U.B.A. ), H. Meyer, J. Vibart (Old Philomathian),  P. Allen,  R. Logan (Pueyrredón),  D. Holton,  H. Lambruschini (ORC),  D. Putter Blancos: R. Devoto (SIC), H. Houssay (ORC),  C.Holtzhausen, J. Campos (San Fernando), O. Taylor,  D. Stewart, J. Forrester (BAC),  R. Pla Cárdenas (SIC),  D. Hopwood, H. Fernie (Old Philomathian), C. Hirsch(BAC), P. Van Zyl, S. Kuhn, S. Alonso (Gimnasia y Esgrima), C. Edwards.


1959 Kamchatka earthquake
The 1959 Kamchatka earthquake occurred on May 4 at 19:15 local time with a moment magnitude of 8.0, and a surface wave magnitude of 8.2. The epicenter was near the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian SFSR, USSR. Building damage was reported in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The maximum intensity was VIII (Damaging) on the Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale. The intensity in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky was about VIII MSK.


1959 Kamchatka earthquake
The earthquake triggered a tsunami with .2 meters (7.9 in) of runup that was recorded in Massacre Bay, Alaska, in the United States. Subduction is active along about the southern half of the eastern coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, between its junctions with the Aleutian Islands and the Kuril Islands.


1959 Kansas City Athletics season
The 1959 Kansas City Athletics season was the fifth for the franchise in Kansas City, and its 59th overall. It involved the A's finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 66 wins and 88 losses, 28 games behind the AL Champion Chicago White Sox.


1959 Kansas City Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1959 Kansas City Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1959 Kansas City Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1959 Kansas City Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1959 Kansas City Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1959 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 1959 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Seven Conference during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–5 record (3–3 against conference opponents), tied for third in the Big Seven Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 163 to 134. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.


1959 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The team's statistical leaders included Curtis McClinton with 472 rushing yards, John Hadl with 126 receiving yards and Leland Flachsbarth with 345 passing yards. John Peppercorn and Ken Fitch were the team captains.


1959 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The Jayhawks Week 2 game against the eventual National Champion Syracuse was featured in the 2008 film The Express: The Ernie Davis Story.


1959 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 1959 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head football coach was Bus Mertes, in his last year at K-State. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. 1959 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 2–8, and a 1–5 record in Big Seven Conference play. The Wildcats scored only 58 points while giving up 232. The finished seventh in the Big Seven.


1959 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The 1959 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University  in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their 14th season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 5–3 record (3–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 144 to 124.


1959 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The team's statistical leaders included John Martin with 391 rushing yards, Dick Mostardo with 164 passing yards, and Lou Perry with 141 receiving yards.


1959 Kentucky Derby
The 1959 Kentucky Derby was the 85th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1959.


1959 Kentucky Derby, Further reading
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1959 Kentucky Wildcats football team
The 1959 Kentucky Wildcats football team were an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Blanton Collier, the team compiled a 4–6 record (1–6 in the SEC).


1959 Kentucky gubernatorial election
The 1959 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1959. Democratic nominee Bert Combs defeated Republican nominee John M. Robsion Jr. with 60.56% of the vote.


1959 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 1959 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 65th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.


1959 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
On 29 November 1959, Bennettsbridge won the championship after a 4-06 to 1-04 defeat of Erin's Own in the final. It was their sixth championship title overall and their first title in three championship seasons.


1959 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
The 1959 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 18 July 1959. It was the 9th running of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.


1959 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, The contenders
The race attracted a field of eleven runners, four trained in the United Kingdom, five in France, one in Ireland and one in Germany. The favourite was the Cecil Boyd-Rochfort-trained Alcide, a four-year-old colt owned by Sir Humphrey de Trafford who had been a hot favourite for the previous year’s Epsom Derby, but could not run in that race because he was most likely ‘got at’ and had received a savage blow in his box, which had broken one of his ribs. The Irish challenger was Gladness.


1959 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, The contenders
France was represented by Balbo, Al Mabsoot, Chief (owned by Prince Aly Khan), Ascot Gold Cup-winner Wallaby II (who in that race had beaten Alcide by a 'short head' into 2nd place 30 days ago) and Amourrou. The German challenger was the five-year-old Orsini, winner of the Deutsches Derby. Orsini's 5th place would be the best performance of a German-trained horse in the race until Danedream's success in 2012. Apart from Alcide, the best of the British-trained runners appeared to be the Epsom Oaks second Cantelo. The other runners were Pindari, owned by H. M. The Queen, and the filly Mirnaya.


1959 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, The race
Alcide was last into the straight, but, admirably ridden by William (‘Harry’) Carr, won comfortably.


1959 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Full result
* Abbreviations: nse = nose; nk = neck; shd = head; hd = head; dist = distance; UR = unseated rider


1959 LPGA Championship
The 1959 LPGA Championship was the fifth LPGA Championship, held July 2–6 at Sheraton Hotel Country Club in French Lick, Indiana.


1959 LPGA Championship
Betsy Rawls won the first of her two LPGA Championships, one stroke ahead of Patty Berg. The final round on Sunday was delayed to Monday due to heavy rain and unplayable greens. Defending champion Mickey Wright finished nine strokes back in eighth place. It was the fourth of eight major titles for Rawls.


1959 LPGA Championship
The course was designed by Donald Ross; it opened in 1917 and was originally known as the "Hill Course." It hosted the PGA Championship in 1924, the second of five won by Walter Hagen and the first of four consecutive. It is now named the "Donald Ross Course." The LPGA Championship returned to the course the following year in 1960.


1959 LPGA Tour
The 1959 LPGA Tour was the 10th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 11 to September 26. The season consisted of 29 official money events. Betsy Rawls won the most tournaments, 10. She also led the money list with earnings of $26,774.


1959 LPGA Tour
There was only one first-time winner in 1959, Ruth Jessen.


1959 LPGA Tour, Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1959 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.


1959 LSU Tigers football team
The 1959 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The Tigers were coached by Paul Dietzel and were the defending national champions.


1959 LSU Tigers football team, Pre-season
The Tigers were a near unanimous pre-season favorite to repeat as national champions in 1959. Most of the players from the national championship team of 1958 were returning, including the All-American halfback Billy Cannon, who had come in third in the 1958 Heisman balloting.


1959 LSU Tigers football team, Season
LSU had no real trouble in winning its first 6 games in 1959, though its offense was not as potent as 1958's. Its defense made up for it by being even stingier, allowing only 6 points in 6 games. In the 7th game of the season LSU faced its sternest test—undefeated Ole Miss on Halloween in Tiger Stadium. That game between No. 1 LSU and No. 3 Ole Miss was touted as 1959's "Game of the Year."


1959 LSU Tigers football team, Season
Ole Miss held a 3–0 lead until the 4th quarter, often punting on first down due to the very wet conditions on the field. With about 10 minutes left in the game, Ole Miss punted and Billy Cannon took the punt at the LSU 11. Cannon charted a course along the Ole Miss sidelines, weaving between Rebel defenders, eluding tacklers, and racing towards the goal line for an 89 yard punt return touchdown. Ole Miss then started a determined drive and marched down to the two yard line where it was 4th and goal with 18 seconds left.


1959 LSU Tigers football team, Season
Ole Miss quarterback Doug Elmore was stopped at the one by Cannon and his teammates to ensure the 7–3 victory. However, the next week, LSU lost its next SEC game against Tennessee at Knoxville, 14–13, when Cannon's attempt at a 2 pt conversion failed. The loss not only cost LSU a shot as repeating as national champion, it also denied them the SEC championship, which went to the Georgia Bulldogs, and ended a 19 game win streak—the longest in school history—that started in the last game of 1957. The Tigers defeated Mississippi State and Tulane to finish the season 9-1, and they were ranked No. 3 in the nation behind No. 1 Syracuse and No. 2 Ole Miss.


1959 LSU Tigers football team, Season
In the meantime Billy Cannon won the Heisman Trophy by one of the widest margins in the history of the trophy balloting at the time. The Tigers were invited to play in the Sugar Bowl, and their opponent was Ole Miss, in a rematch. At first Paul Dietzel, LSU's coach, was not anxious to replay the Rebels, but he was persuaded to do so by the athletic director, Jim Corbett. By the time January 1 came, three LSU star players were injured, including quarterback Warren Rabb, and halfbacks Wendell Harris and Johnny Robinson. The Tigers were soundly beaten by the Rebels, 21–0, and were outgained 373-74.


1959 LSU Tigers football team, Season
Following the Sugar Bowl, Cannon signed a professional contract with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League, which was scheduled to begin play in September 1960, spurning  an offer from the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams.


1959 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1959 La Flèche Wallonne was the 23rd edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 25 April 1959. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Liège. The race was won by Jos Hoevenaers.


1959 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1959. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Hugh Gaitskell), Deputy Leader (Aneurin Bevan), Labour Chief Whip (Herbert Bowden), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (A. V. Alexander), and Labour Chief Whip in the House of Lords (Lord Faringdon)  were automatically members.


1959 Labour Party deputy leadership election
The 1959 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 4 May 1959, after sitting deputy leader Jim Griffiths retired.


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1959 Lady Wigram Trophy
The 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 24 January 1959. It was the eighth Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Ron Flockhart in the BRM P25.


1959 Lafayette Leopards football team
The 1959 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Lafayette finished third in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and second in the Middle Three Conference.


1959 Lafayette Leopards football team
In their second year under head coach James McConlogue, the Leopards compiled a 5–4 record. Donald Nikles was the team captain.


1959 Lafayette Leopards football team
In conference play, Lafayette had the second-most wins in the University Division, with a 4–3 record against conference opponents, but placed behind Gettysburg's 3–2 in win percentage. The Leopards went 1–1 against the Middle Three, losing to Rutgers and beating Lehigh.


1959 Lafayette Leopards football team
Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.


1959 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team
The 1959 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team competed at the NCAA College Division level as a member of the Lone Star Conference. The Cardinals finished the season with an 8–3 record overall and a 4–3 conference record.


1959 Latvian SSR Higher League
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1959 Latvian SSR Higher League, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and RER won the championship.


1959 Leeds City Council election
The Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday 7 May 1959, with one third of the seats and extra vacancies in East Hunslet and Stanningley up for election.


1959 Leeds City Council election
Mirroring their national recovery, the Conservatives achieved a 3% swing to win the popular vote and make the only gain of the night in the marginal Wortley. The Liberals fielded their greatest number of candidates since 1951, and as such received their highest vote since then. Turnout fell by just under a percentage point from the year before to 36.3%.


1959 Leeds City Council election, Election result
The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:


1959 Lehigh Engineers football team
The 1959 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Lehigh finished sixth in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division, and last in the Middle Three Conference.


1959 Lehigh Engineers football team
In their 14th year under head coach William Leckonby, the Engineers compiled a 4–5 record. Edward Murphy and Alfred Richmond were the team captains.


1959 Lehigh Engineers football team
In conference play, Lehigh missed fourth place in the University Division by half a game, with a record of 2–3 against conference opponents, compared to Bucknell's 3–3 and Rutgers' 2–2. The Engineers went 0–2 against the Middle Three, losing to both Rutgers and Lafayette.


1959 Lehigh Engineers football team
Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.


1959 Liberian general election
General elections were held in Liberia in May 1959. In the presidential election, William Tubman of the True Whig Party was re-elected for a fourth term, defeating independent candidate William O. Davies Bright, who won just 55 votes. For the first time, a woman was elected to the Legislature, with Ellen Mills Scarbrough winning a seat in the House of Representatives.


1959 Liberty Bowl
The 1959 Liberty Bowl, part of the 1959 bowl game season, took place on December 19, 1959, at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the inaugural edition of the Liberty Bowl. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Penn State Nittany Lions, competing as a football independent. In a game dominated by both defenses, Penn State was victorious in by a final score of 7–0.


1959 Liberty Bowl, Teams, Alabama
The 1959 Alabama squad finished the regular season with a 7–1–2 record and played in a bowl for the first time since the 1954 Cotton Bowl Classic. After Navy turned down an offer, Alabama accepted a bid to play in the inaugural Liberty Bowl on November 30. The game was the first bowl for Bear Bryant as head coach of the Crimson Tide.


1959 Liberty Bowl, Teams, Penn State
After starting the season 7–0, Penn State dropped two of their final three games to finish the regular season with a record of 8–2. The Nittany Lions accepted a bid for the Liberty Bowl on November 23 with the other opponent identified as being either Georgia, Georgia Tech, SMU or Navy. Alabama was selected as the opponent after Navy turned down an offer. The game marked the first bowl for Penn State since the 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic.


1959 Liberty Bowl, Game summary
In a game dominated by both defenses, the only points were scored at the end of the second quarter by the Nittany Lions on a fake field goal. This lone touchdown was scored by Roger Kochman on a 17-yard reception from Galen Hall with Sam Stellatella adding the extra point.


1959 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 1959 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 65th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887.


1959 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Cappamore won the championship after a 2-08 to 0-04 defeat of St. Patrick's in the final. It was their fourth championship title overall and their first title in three years.


1959 Lismore state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Lismore on 12 September 1959 because Justice Sugerman in the Court of Disputed Returns declared that the 1959 Lismore election was void. Electoral officers failed to initial or sign 51 ballot papers, rendering those papers informal. Those electors had been prevented from casting an effective vote and therefore preventing from voting. As Jack Easter's margin at the election was only 2 votes, the errors may have affected the result of the election.


1959 Little League World Series
The 1959 Little League World Series took place from August 25 through August 29 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Hamtramck National Little League of Hamtramck, Michigan, defeated the West Auburn Little League of Auburn, California, in the championship game of the 13th Little League World Series. Hamtramck became the first team from the United States to win a championship since foreign teams were allowed to participate beginning in 1957. Hamtramck was the only team from Michigan to win the Little League World Series until Taylor North won it in 2021.


1959 Little League World Series
This was the first year that the LLWS was played at Howard J. Lamade Stadium. Two-time defending champion Monterrey, Mexico, was ruled ineligible to compete due to violations of player residency requirements.


1959 Little League World Series, Teams
The European qualifier, from Bad Kissingen Airfield in what was then West Germany, was unable to travel to the tournament.


1959 Liverpool City Council election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1959.


1959 Liverpool City Council election, Ward results
The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1956 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1956 election results.


1959 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1959 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 45th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 26 April 1959. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Fred De Bruyne of the Peugeot team.


1959 Long Beach State 49ers football team
The 1959 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented Long Beach State College during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. The 49ers competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).


1959 Long Beach State 49ers football team
The team was led by head coach Don Reed, in his second year, and played home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5, 2–3 CCAA).


1959 Long Beach State 49ers football team, Team players in the NFL/AFL
No Long Beach State 49ers were selected in either the 1960 NFL Draft or 1960 AFL Draft.


1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season
The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers finished in a first-place tie with the Milwaukee Braves, with each club going 86–68. The Dodgers won the pennant as they swept the Braves in a best-of-three playoff series. They went on to defeat the Chicago White Sox in the 1959 World Series in just their second season since leaving Brooklyn. The Dodgers led all 16 Major League Baseball clubs in home attendance, drawing 2,071,045 fans to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.


1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Offseason
While training in Vero Beach, the Dodgers played their home spring training games at Payne Park in Sarasota, Florida in 1959.


1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1959 World Series, Game 3
October 4, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles


1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1959 World Series, Game 4
October 5, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles


1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1959 World Series, Game 5
October 6, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles


1959 Los Angeles Rams season
The 1959 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 22nd year with the National Football League and the 14th season in Los Angeles.


1959 Los Angeles Rams season, Schedule, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1959 Los Angeles State Diablos football team
The 1959 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season.


1959 Los Angeles State Diablos football team
Los Angeles State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by ninth-year head coach Leonard (Bud) Adams, who had been the leader of the team since the school started playing intercollegiate football in 1951. The Diablos played one home game at East L.A. College Stadium Monterey Park, California and three at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 3–2 CCAA).


1959 Los Angeles State Diablos football team, Team players in the NFL
The following Los Angeles State players were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.


1959 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
The 1959 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now known as Louisiana Tech University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their nineteenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 9–1 record and finished as Gulf States Conference champion.


1959 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 1959 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their 14th season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled a 6–4 record.


1959 Louisville Cardinals football team
The team's statistical leaders included Ernie Green with 510 rushing yards.


1959 Luxembourg general election
General elections were held in Luxembourg on 1 February 1959. The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 21 of the 52 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.


1959 Mahasu by-election
On June 3, 1959 a by-election was held for one of the Mahasu seats in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Parliament of India). In the 1957 Indian general election Yashwant Singh Parmar and Nek Ram of the Indian National Congress had been declared the winners of the two Mahasu constituency seats, but subsequently the Election Tribunal had declared the election of Parmer invalid due to 'corrupt practices'.


1959 Mahasu by-election
There were three candidates in the fray for the by-election; Shivanand Ramaul from the Indian National Congress, Hira Singh Pal from the Praja Socialist Party and Kameshwar Pandit from the Communist Party of India (standing as an independent). Ramaul won the seat with 39,405 votes (50.39%). Pal obtained 31,250 votes (40.39%) and Pandit got 6,712 votes (8.67%).


1959 Maine Black Bears football team
The 1959 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its ninth season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record (1–2–2 against conference opponents) and finished second out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Robert Bragg and John Welch were the team captains.


1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)
The 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 26th edition of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues composing Major League Baseball. The game was played on Tuesday, July 7, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the NL, and was a 5–4 victory for the National League. An unprecedented second game was played four weeks later in Los Angeles, California.


1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game), Background
In a break from tradition, the league scheduled a "doubleheader" as part of an effort to boost the players' pension fund. The first game was held on Tuesday, July 7, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. The second game was on Monday, August 3, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers, also of the NL.


1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game), Background
The first game resulted in a 5–4 victory for the NL. and the AL won the second game 5–3 for a split. The experiment of two All-Star Games continued for four seasons; one annual game resumed in 1963.


1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game), Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.


1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game), Game
Umpires: Al Barlick, Home Plate (NL); Ed Runge, First Base (AL); Augie Donatelli, Second Base (NL); Joe Paparella, Third Base (AL); Shag Crawford, Left Field (NL); Johnny Rice, Right Field (AL)


1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)
The second 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 27th edition of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues composing Major League Baseball. It was played on Monday, August 3, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers of the NL, and was a 5–3 victory for the American League. This was the second of two All-Star Games played in 1959, the first was on Tuesday, July 7, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, also an NL city.


1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)
The first Midsummer Classic held on the West Coast, it was also the first of only two All-Star Games not played in July; the other was in 1981 followed a lengthy players' strike.


1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game), Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.


1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game), Game
Umpires: Bill Jackowski, Home Plate (NL); Charlie Berry, First Base (AL); Tony Venzon, Second Base (NL); Bill Summers Third Base (AL); Ken Burkhart, Left Field (NL); Hank Soar, Right Field (AL)


1959 Major League Baseball season
The 1959 Major League Baseball season was played from April 9 to October 9, 1959. It saw the Los Angeles Dodgers, free of the strife produced by their move from Brooklyn the previous season, rebound to win the National League pennant after a two-game playoff against the Milwaukee Braves, who themselves had moved from Boston in 1953. The Dodgers won the World Series against a Chicago White Sox team that had not played in the "Fall Classic" since 1919 and was interrupting a Yankees' dynasty that dominated the American League between 1949 and 1964.


1959 Major League Baseball season
The season is notable as the only one between 1950 and 1981 where no pitcher pitched a no-hitter.


1959 Major League Baseball season, Notes
Other Major League Baseball seasons since 1901 without a no-hitter pitched are 1909, 1913, 1921, 1927–1928, 1932–1933, 1936, 1939, 1942–1943, 1949, 1982, 1985, 1989, 2000 and 2005.


1959 Malayan general election
A general election was held on Wednesday, 19 August 1959 for members of the first Parliament of the Federation of Malaya, the first parliamentary election in Malaya. It was the third national-wide election held in Malaya since the end of World War II. Malaya later formed Malaysia with three other states in 1963. Voting took place in all 104 parliamentary constituencies of Malaya, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. Voter turnout was 73.3%.


1959 Malayan general election
In the election, the Alliance Party – later Barisan Nasional – emerged as the victor. The party was a coalition formed by United Malays National Organisation, Malayan Chinese Association and Malayan Indian Congress. The coalition won 74 out of 104 seats in the Dewan Rakyat with only 51.8% of total votes. The opposition as a whole garnered 30 seats with 48.3% of total votes.


1959 Malayan general election
The 71.1% majority allowed Alliance Party to form a government as sanctioned by the Constitution of Malaya.


1959 Malayan general election
When results were announced on the morning of 20 August, only 103 seats were returned as elections in the Kedah Tengah (Central Kedah) constituency was delayed until 30 September. The Alliance proceeded to win this seat with Khir Johari as the winning candidate.


1959 Malayan general election
Prior to the parliamentary election, state elections took place in all 282 state constituencies in 11 states of Malaya from 20 May to 24 June 1959, each electing one Member of the Legislative Assembly to the Dewan Undangan Negeri.


1959 Malayan local elections
Local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1959.


1959 Malayan state elections
State assembly elections were held in Malaya from 20 May to 24 June 1959. The Alliance Party received over 50% of the vote in every state except Kelantan and Trengganu.


1959 Maldivian revolt referendum
A referendum on taking military action to conquer the breakaway United Suvadive Republic was held in the Maldives in March 1959. The proposal was approved by voters.


1959 Manitoba general election
The 1959 Manitoba general election was held on May 14, 1959 to elect 57 members to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a majority victory for the incumbent Progressive Conservatives under the leadership of Premier Dufferin Roblin. This was the first time since the 1914 election that the Tories won an outright majority in the province.


1959 Manitoba general election
Roblin's Tories won 36 seats against 11 for the Liberal-Progressives, led by former Premier Douglas Campbell, and 10 for the social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by Lloyd Stinson.


1959 Manitoba general election
The Manitoba Social Credit Party, which won 2 seats in the 1958 election, did not contest any seats during the election and only regained a foothold in the legislature during a subsequent by-election. The communist Labor-Progressive Party contested three ridings but did not win any.


1959 Manitoba general election
This election is the last one to be fought by candidates with the 'Liberal-Progressive', 'Co-operative Commonwealth' or 'Labor-Progressive' labels in Manitoba. The Liberal-Progressives dropped the latter half in 1961 and ran all subsequent elections as "Liberals." Similarly, the Labor-Progressive candidates returned to the 'Communist' label. The CCF changed its name following the national party's re-incorporation into the New Democratic Party, running all future elections as Manitoba New Democrats.


1959 Marquette Warriors football team
The 1959 Marquette Warriors football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In its fifth non-consecutive season under head coach Lisle Blackbourn, the team compiled a 3–7 record and was outscored by a total of 214 to 172. The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.


1959 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 1959 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 1–8 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 343 to 72. Jim Maddox and Jim O'Conner were the team captains. The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.


1959 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 1959 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Tom Nugent, the Terrapins compiled a 5–5 record (4–2 in conference), finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 188 to 184. The team's statistical leaders included Dale Betty with 552 passing yards, Jim Joyce with 567 rushing yards, and Gary Collins with 350 receiving yards.


1959 Masters Tournament
The 1959 Masters Tournament was the 23rd Masters Tournament, held April 2–5 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Art Wall Jr. shot a final round of 66 (−6), with birdies on five of the last six holes, for his only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Cary Middlecoff, the 1955 champion. Wall started the final round six strokes behind the leaders, in a tie for thirteenth place.


1959 Masters Tournament
Defending champion Arnold Palmer was a third round co-leader,  but a triple-bogey at the par-3 12th led to a 74 and a third-place finish, two strokes back. The purse in 1959 was a record $76,100 with a winner's share of $15,000 to Wall. The estimated gallery for the final round on Sunday was 30,000 spectators.


1959 Masters Tournament
Nineteen-year-old Jack Nicklaus made his Masters debut with 76-74 (150) and missed the cut by one stroke. He played in 45 Masters, the first three as an amateur, and only missed one cut (1967) in the next 34 Masters tournaments. Nicklaus won a record six green jackets and was runner-up four times in his 22 top-10 finishes.


1959 Masters Tournament, Field
Jack Burke Jr. (4,10,11), Jimmy Demaret (8), Doug Ford (4,8,11), Claude Harmon (8), Ben Hogan (2,3,4,8,9), Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff (2,8), Byron Nelson (2,4,8), Arnold Palmer (8), Henry Picard (4), Gene Sarazen (2,3,4), Horton Smith, Sam Snead (3,4,8,10), Craig Wood (2)


1959 Masters Tournament, Field
Tommy Bolt (9,10,11), Julius Boros (9,10), Billy Burke, Chick Evans (5,a), Jack Fleck, Ed Furgol (11), Tony Manero, Lloyd Mangrum, Dick Mayer (11), Fred McLeod, Sam Parks Jr., Lew Worsham


1959 Masters Tournament, Field
Walter Burkemo (9), Dow Finsterwald (8,10,11), Vic Ghezzi, Chick Harbert (8), Chandler Harper, Lionel Hebert (11), Johnny Revolta, Jim Turnesa


1959 Masters Tournament, Field
Dick Chapman (a), Charles Coe (6,7,8,9,a), Robert Sweeny Jr. (a)


1959 Masters Tournament, Field
Tommy Aaron (7,a), Deane Beman (7,a), William C. Campbell (a), Bill Hyndman (a), Chuck Kocsis (7,a), Jack Nicklaus (a), Billy Joe Patton (8,a), Bud Taylor (7,a), Ward Wettlaufer (a)


1959 Masters Tournament, Field
Billy Casper (9,10), Fred Hawkins (11), Jay Hebert (9,10), Ted Kroll (11), Billy Maxwell, Al Mengert, Phil Rodgers (a), Mike Souchak (10), Ken Venturi, Art Wall Jr. (11), Bo Wininger


1959 Masters Tournament, Field
Marty Furgol, Bob Goetz, Tommy Jacobs, Don January, Gene Littler, Dick Metz, Bob Rosburg, Frank Stranahan


1959 Masters Tournament, Field
Bruce Castator (a), Bruce Crampton, Stan Leonard (8), Henry Martell, Ángel Miguel, Gary Player (9), Dave Thomas, Peter Thomson (3,8), Retief Waltman


1959 Mauritanian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 17 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Mauritanian Regroupment Party, which was the only party to contest the elections, thereby winning all 40 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 90.3%.


1959 Mauritanian parliamentary election
The elections were the last to be held in pre-independence Mauritania, which achieved full independence on 28 November 1960.


1959 Mauritanian parliamentary election, Background
The Mauritanian Progressive Union headed by Moktar Ould Daddah won 33 of the 34 seats in the Territorial Assembly elections held in March 1957. Moktar Ould Daddah was chosen as the Chairman Mauritian Advisory Council by France's fourth republic. On 28 November 1958, a Constitutional amendment allowed the creation of a transitional Legislative Council, replacing the Territorial Assembly. The country lacked experts to frame the constitution and accepted the proposals of a group of French jurists on 22 March 1959 unanimously.


1959 Mauritanian parliamentary election, Aftermath
After independence on 28 November 1960, the country declared itself as Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Ould Daddah became the first President of the country and declared the country as a one party state in 1964. During 1965, all parties merged with the ruling Mauritanian Assembly Party to form the Mauritanian People's Party (MPP).


1959 Mauritian general election
General elections were held in Mauritius on 9 March 1959. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 24 of the 40 seats. They were the first elections in Mauritius to be held with universal suffrage.


1959 Mauritian general election, Electoral system
The Mauritius (Constitution) Order in Council 1958 provided for a Legislative Council with 40 members elected from single-member constituencies. Voters had to be aged 21 or over. A total of 208,684 people were registered to vote, of which 122,310 were non-Muslim Indo-Mauritians, 32,866 were Muslim Indo-Mauritians, 50,381 were general population and 3,127 were Sino-Mauritians.


1959 Mauritian general election, Campaign
A total of 159 candidates contested the elections, with all 40 constituencies having at least two candidates.


1959 Mauritian general election, Results
Voter turnout was 91.3%, ranging from 83.6% in the Stanley constituency to 95.6% in Moka.


1959 Mauritian general election, Aftermath
Following the elections, petitions were submitted to overturn the results in Curepipe, Piton, Port Louis Maritime, Riviere des Anguilles and Vieux Grant Port constituencies. The petitions for Piton, Port Louis Maritime and Vieux Grant Port were withdrawn, but the Supreme Court annulled the results of the Curepipe and Riviere des Anguilles votes.


1959 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 1959 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 33rd edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 13 teams. The championship format consists of a group stage before progressing to a knock-out stage.


1959 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
At the end of the season Clonard, Curraha and Duleek applied to be regraded to the 1960 J.A.F.C. while the Oldcastle club folded altogether, not participating in Meath GAA competitions again until the 1964 J.A.F.C.


1959 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
On 6 September 1959, Donaghmore claimed their 3rd Intermediate championship title when they defeated Kilmainhamwood 3-5 to 1-10 in the final at Pairc Tailteann.


1959 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 1958 championship season.


1959 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group stage
There are 2 groups called Group A and B. The top finisher in each group will qualify for the Final. Some results were unavailable in the Meath Chronicle.


1959 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 1959 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 67th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 13 teams. The 1959 season was the first season that the championship employed a straight knock-out format on a permanent basis after it was tested on a trial basis in 1957. This was maintained until 1964.


1959 Meath Senior Football Championship
This season saw St. Mary's Bettystown's return to the top flight after claiming the 1958 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, ending their 12 year exodus from the top-flight.


1959 Meath Senior Football Championship
Navan O'Mahonys were the defending champions after they defeated Skryne in the previous years final replay, and they successfully defended their crown to claim their 4th S.F.C. title (3-in-a-row) by defeating Skryne again in the final at Trim by 1-9 to 2-5 on 30 August 1959. Brendan Cahill raised the Keegan Cup for the Hoops.


1959 Meath Senior Football Championship
At the end of the season no club was regraded.


1959 Meath Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 1958 championship season.


1959 Meath Senior Football Championship, First Round
8 teams enter this round selected by random draw. The winner progresses to the Quarter-Finals.


1959 Meath Senior Football Championship, Quarter-Finals
The 3 remaining clubs (Carnaross, Navan O'Mahonys & St. Peter's Dunboyne) along with the Round 1 winners enter this round.


1959 Mediterranean Games
The III Mediterranean Games – Beirut 1959 (Arabic: ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 1959), commonly known as the 1959 Mediterranean Games, were the 3rd Mediterranean Games. After visiting Africa and Europe, the Mediterranean Games were for the first time held in Asia in Beirut, Lebanon, thus completing the trio of continents belonging to the Mediterranean Sea.


1959 Mediterranean Games
The Games took place over 12 days, from 11 to 23 October 1959. There were 792 athletes (all men) from 11 countries participating. There were a total of 106 medal events from 17 different sports. At the end of the competition, France was on top again. The United Arab Republic (UAR), participating for the first time, came in second, and Turkey came third.


1959 Mediterranean Games, Participating Nations
The following is a list of nations that participated in the 1959 Mediterranean Games:


1959 Mediterranean Games, Sports
The 1959 Mediterranean Games sports program featured 102 men-only events in 19 sports. The number in parentheses next to the sport is the number of medal events per sport.


1959 Mediterranean Games, Sports
Three sports from the 1955 games – field hockey, roller hockey and rugby – were all dropped from the program. Rowing competition also was not held. In wrestling, 8 Greco-Roman style events returned having skipped 1955, and in sailing only one event was held (down from three in 1955).


1959 Meistaradeildin, Overview
It was contested by 5 teams, and B36 Tórshavn won the championship.


1959 Memorial Cup
The 1959 Memorial Cup final was the 41st junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Peterborough TPT Petes of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Winnipeg Braves of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in Western Canada. In a best-of-seven series, held at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba and at Wheat City Arena in Brandon, Manitoba, Winnipeg won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Peterborough 4 games to 1.


1959 Memorial Cup, Scores
Scheduling for the 1959 Memorial Cup was supervised by Canadian Amateur Hockey Association second vice-president Jack Roxburgh.


1959 Memorial Cup, Winning roster
Pat Angers, Don Atamanchuk, Al Baty, Gary Bergman, Ed Bradawski, Rene Brunel, Ted Green, Howie Hughes, Allan Ingimundson, Ken King, Ted Knight, Gerry Kruk, Wayne Larkin, Al Leblanc, Bobby Leiter, Doug Monro, Zenon Moroz, Lew Mueller, John Rodgers, P. Sexsmith, John Sutherland, Ernie Wakely, Wayne Winstone, Bob Wales. Coach: Bill Allum


1959 Memphis State Tigers football team
The 1959 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Billy J. Murphy, the team compiled an 6–4 record. The team played its home games at Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.


1959 Men's British Open Squash Championship
The 1959 Open Championship was held at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, London from 11 March - 16 March. Azam Khan finally won his first title after finishing runner-up to his older brother Hashim Khan on three previous occasions. He defeated Mo Khan in the final.


1959 Men's British Open Squash Championship
Defending champion and top seed Hashim Khan had withdrawn from the Championships after ankle problems and another seed Roshan Khan had been recalled to service by the Pakistan navy.


1959 Merdeka Tournament
The 1959 Merdeka Tournament was the third edition of the Merdeka Tournament which was an annual tournament hosted in Malaya. It took place from August 30 to September 6 with seven participating nations.


1959 Merdeka Tournament, First round
A series of knockout ties was held to determine which teams would compete in the second round. The match between South Vietnam and Singapore required a replay as the score was level at the end of the first match.


1959 Messina Grand Prix
The 1st Messina Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula Junior rules, held on 23 August 1959 at Ganzirri Lake circuit in Messina, Italy. The race was part of the Italian Formula Junior Championship.


1959 Mestaruussarja, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and HIFK Helsinki won the championship.


1959 Mexico hurricane
The 1959 Mexico hurricane was the deadliest Pacific hurricane on record. First observed south of Mexico on October 23, the cyclone tracked northwestward. It intensified into a Category 3 hurricane on October 25 and reached Category 4 intensity on the following day. After turning toward the northeast, the hurricane made landfall near Manzanillo, Mexico at peak intensity. The system continued on that trajectory before dissipating on the next day.


1959 Mexico hurricane
Impact from the hurricane was severe and widespread. Initially forecast to remain offshore, the system curved northeast and moved ashore, becoming one of Mexico's worst natural disasters at the time. Up to 150 boats were submerged. Countless homes in Colima and Jalisco were damaged or destroyed, large portions of the states were inaccessible by flash flooding, and hundreds of residents were stranded. All coconut plantations were blown down during the storm, leaving thousands without work and instating fear that it would take the economy years to recover. Torrential rainfall across mountain terrain contributed to numerous mudslides that caused hundreds of fatalities. In the aftermath of the cyclone, convoys delivering aid were hindered by the destruction. Residents were vaccinated to prevent the spread of disease. Overall, the hurricane inflicted at least $280 million (1959 USD) in damage.


1959 Mexico hurricane, Meteorological history
On October 22, a low pressure area was present south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec, having originated out of an area of disturbed weather in the region the day before. That day, two ships reported gale-force winds, suggesting that a tropical storm formed by 12:00 UTC. Moving west-northwestward parallel to the southwest coast of Mexico, the system steadily intensified, reaching hurricane status by late on October 23. The storm continued to intensify, although there were few ships in the path to record the intensity until October 26. During that time, interpolation of observations suggests that the storm attained major hurricane intensity – a Category 3 on the modern Saffir–Simpson scale – with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) on October 25.


1959 Mexico hurricane, Meteorological history
On October 26, the hurricane turned abruptly to the northeast toward the Mexican coast. At 00:00 UTC on October 27, a nearby ship recorded winds of 130 km/h (80 mph), confirming the increase in intensity. Six hours later, another ship recorded winds of 115 mph (185 km/h). At around 12:00 UTC on October 27, the hurricane made landfall just northwest of Manzanillo, Colima, with an eye 13 mi (20 km) in diameter.


1959 Mexico hurricane, Meteorological history
The Mary Barbara – a ship in Manzanillo Harbor – estimated winds of 155 mph (250 km/h), which was the basis for the previous estimated landfall intensity of 160 mph (260 km/h), which was later determined to be an overestimate. The same ship reported a minimum barometric pressure of 958 mbar (28.3 inHg) in the southeastern periphery of the eyewall; this, in conjunction with other nearby readings, suggested a minimum central pressure of 955 mbar (28.2 inHg).


1959 Mexico hurricane, Meteorological history
A reanalysis in 2016 indicated that the hurricane's peak intensity at landfall was 140 mph (220 km/h), based on uncertainties in the wind estimates, the central pressure, as well as the storm's small size and slow movement. The hurricane rapidly weakened over the mountainous terrain of southwestern Mexico. Within 12 hours of landfall, the system weakened to tropical storm status, and on October 28, the storm dissipated.


1959 Mexico hurricane, Preparations and impact
Thousands of people were unprepared for the storm. Thus, the system was dubbed "a sneak hurricane". After passing well offshore from Acapulco, it was forecast to head out to sea. Instead, it recurved eastward and made landfall.


1959 Mexico hurricane, Preparations and impact
The hurricane had devastating effects on the places it hit. It killed at least 1,000 people directly, and a total of 1,800 people. At that time, it was Mexico's worst natural disaster in recent times. Most of the destruction was in Colima and Jalisco. A preliminary estimate of property damage was $280 million (1959 USD).


1959 Mexico hurricane, Preparations and impact
The storm sank three merchant ships, and two other vessels. On one ship, the Sinaloa, 21 of 38 hands went down. On another, the El Caribe, all hands were lost. As many as 150 total boats were sunk.


1959 Mexico hurricane, Preparations and impact
A quarter of the homes in Cihuatlán, Jalisco, were totally destroyed, leaving many homeless. In Manzanillo, Colima, 40 percent of all homes were destroyed, and four ships in the harbor were sunk. Large portions of Colima and Jalisco were isolated by flooding. Hundreds of people were stranded. Minatitlán, Colima, suffered especially, as 800 people out of its population of 1000 were dead or missing, according to a message sent to President Adolfo López Mateos. In Colima, all coconut plantations were blown down and thousands of people were left out of work. That state's economy was damaged enough that officials thought it would take years to recover.


1959 Mexico hurricane, Preparations and impact
The hurricane also dumped heavy rains along its path. This water-logged the hills near Minatitlán, and contributed to huge mudslide late on October 29 that claimed 800 victims. The slide uncovered hundreds of venomous scorpions and snakes, which killed tens more people in the aftermath. Additional hordes of scorpions were driven from their nests when the adobe walls crumbled away. The Governor of Colima, Rodolfo Chávez Carrillo and his wife issued a plea for venom inoculations afterwards. In some places, the mud was 10 feet (3.0 m) deep. Water supplies were badly polluted, both by debris and dead bodies.


1959 Mexico hurricane, Aftermath and records
In the aftermath, air rescue operations were conducted, but the destruction of roads in the area hindered convoys carrying aid. Planes also made supply drops, but rescue operations were hindered by broken roads and rails. Survivors were vaccinated against typhoid and tetanus. Part of Manzanillo was placed under quarantine.


1959 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 1959 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 6–4.


1959 Miami Redskins football team
The 1959 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach John Pont, Miami compiled a 5–4 record (3–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, held five of nine opponents to seven or fewer points, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 158 to 94.


1959 Miami Redskins football team
James Daniels and Dave Girbert were the team captains. Girbert led the team with 332 rushing yards. Other statistical leaders included Thomas Kilmurray with 454 passing yards and Howie Millisor with 132 receiving yards.


1959 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1959 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 5–4 overall record (4–3 against Big Ten opponents), finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference, and were ranked #16 in the final Coaches Poll.


1959 Michigan State Spartans football team
Quarterback Dean Look was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a first-team player on the 1959 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Three other Spartans were selected for the third team: halfback Herb Adderly; tackle Palmer Pyle; and center Dave Manders.


1959 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1959 Spartans won all three of their annual rivalry games. In the annual Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry game, the Spartans defeated the Hoosiers by a 14 to 6 score. In the Notre Dame rivalry game, the Spartans defeated the Fighting Irish by a 19 to 0 score. And, in the annual Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry game, the Spartans defeated the Wolverines by a 34 to 8 score.


1959 Michigan State Spartans football team
In non-conference play, the Spartans lost to Texas A&M, 9–7, and the Miami Hurricanes, 18–13.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1959 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. In its first year under head coach Bump Elliott, Michigan compiled a 4–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Big Ten, and was outscored by a combined total of 161 to 122.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team
After losing their first two games to Missouri and Michigan State, the Wolverines won four of their last seven games, including victories over Oregon State (18–7) and rivals Minnesota (14–6), and Ohio State (23–14).


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team
No Michigan players received first-team honors on either the All-America or All-Big Ten teams. Left guard George Genyk was the team captain, and fullback Tony Rio received the team's most valuable player award. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Stan Noskin with 747 passing yards, right halfback Fred Julian with 289 rushing yards, and right end Robert Johnson with 264 receiving yards.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Preseason
Late in the 1958 season, with the team on its way to a 2–6–1 record, head coach Bennie Oosterbaan resigned. In mid-November, the university announced that Bump Elliott, then an assistant on Oosterbaan's staff, would take over as head coach in 1959. Also at the end of the 1958 season, tackle George Genyk was elected as the captain of the 1959 team.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Preseason
Elliott revamped the coaching staff after taking over. The only assistant coaches retained by Elliott were Bob Hollway and Don Dufek, Sr. New hires to the coaching staff were Jack Nelson, Henry Fonde, and Jack Fouts.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Preseason
Charged with responsibility to "reverse a declining gridiron cycle", Elliott announced in the spring of 1959 that he intended to abandon Michigan's trademark single-wing formation in favor of the T formation he learned while on Forest Evashevski's staff at Iowa. To effectively run the T formation, Eliott acknowledged he would need an outstanding running quarterback.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Preseason
In May 1959, tackle Willard Hildebrand was awarded the Meyer W. Morton trophy as the player showing the most improvement during spring practice. Coach Elliott credited Hildebrand for his desire, hustle, and willingness to work.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Missouri
On September 26, Michigan lost to Dan Devine's Missouri Tigers by a score of 20–15 before a crowd of 50,533 at Michigan Stadium. It was Bump Elliott's first game as Michigan's head coach. In the first quarter, Missouri took a 7–0 lead on a 46-yard touchdown run by Mel West. In the third quarter, Bennie McRae scored a Michigan touchdown on a 44-yard pass from Stan Noskin, but an attempted two-point conversion failed as Noskin was hit before he could pass the ball. Early in the fourth quarter, Missouri extended its lead to 14–6.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Missouri
Michigan rallied to take a 15–14 lead on a 10-yard touchdown run by McRae and a 22-yard field goal by John Halstead. With one minute to play, Missouri faced a fourth down at midfield. Under a heavy pass rush, Tigers quarterback Bobby Haas scrambled free for a first down. With less than 10 seconds remaining on the game clock, Haas carried again and scored from the one-yard line. Missouri went on to play in the 1960 Orange Bowl.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Michigan State
On October 3, Michigan lost to Duffy Daugherty's Michigan State Spartans by a 34–8 score before a record crowd of 103,234 at Michigan Stadium. The Spartans took a 27–0 lead at halftime on short touchdown runs by Herb Adderley, Blanche Martin, and Dean Look, and a 94-yard interception and return by Bob Suci. The Spartans extended their lead in the third quarter on a touchdown pass from Look to Don Stewart. Michigan scored in the fourth quarter on a one-yard run by quarterback Stan Noskin. The Spartans out-gained the Wolverines by a total of 342 yards to 158 yards.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Oregon State
On October 10, Michigan defeated Tommy Prothro's Oregon State Beavers by an 18 to 7 score before a crowd of 74,693 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. The Band Day crowd included 13,500 high school band players. It was the team's first victory under new head coach Bump Elliott. The victory also broke a six-game losing streak and avoided setting a new school record with a seventh consecutive loss.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Oregon State
Michigan took a 3–0 lead in the first quarter on a 27-yard field goal by John Halstead. Shortly before halftime, Michigan drove to Oregon State's four-yard line, but turned the ball over on a fumble. Oregon State took the lead in the third quarter when Chuck Marshall intercepted a Don Hannah pass on the Beavers' three-yard line and returned it 75 yards to Michigan's 22-yard line. After moving the ball to the one-yard line, Jim Stinnette dove over for the go-ahead touchdown. At the end of the game, Michigan players carried coach Elliott off the field on their shoulders.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Oregon State
Michigan trailed, 7–3, at the start of the fourth quarter but rallied in the final eight minutes. John Halstead began the comeback when he recovered a fumble at the Oregon State 33-yard line. Ken Tureaud ran the final yard for the game-winning touchdown with 7:44 remaining. The Wolverines then ran a trick play on the extra point attempt; Stan Noskin took the snap as the holder, then passed to Dennis Fitzgerald in the end zone for two points.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Oregon State
Oregon State moved into Michigan territory on the next drive, but Reid Bushong intercepted an Oregon State pass at Michigan's 20-yard line to stop the drive. The Wolverines then mounted a long drive, aided by a personal foul penalty, ending with a two-yard touchdown run by Darrell Harper with 2:40 remaining in the game.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Oregon State
Michigan out-gained Oregon State by a total of 332 yard (252 rushing, 80 passing) to 152 yards (68 rushing, 84 passing).


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Northwestern
On October 17, Michigan lost to Ara Parseghian's Northwestern Wildcats before a crowd of 67,975 at Michigan Stadium. Northwestern was ranked No. 2 prior to the game, having defeated No. 2 Oklahoma in its opening game.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Northwestern
Michigan dominated the game early. In the first 10 minutes, the Wolverines drove downfield only to lose the ball on a fumble in the end zone, recovered a fumbled snap on Northwestern's six-yard line, and took a 7-0 lead on a six-yard run by Kenneth Tureaud. The Wolverines were held scoreless in the game's final 50 minutes. Michigan kept the game close by recovering five of six Northwestern fumbles. The Wolverines' offense was stopped at Northwestern's goal line on three drives and also missed a field goal when stopped at the 16-yard line.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Northwestern
Nothwestern's attack was led by Mark Johnston and Ron Purdin. Johnston played all 60 minutes, gaining 95 rushing yards and 86 receiving yards (including a 63-yard touchdown reception in the final minute of the first half). Purdin played 58 minutes, gaining 117 yards on 10 carries and another 35 yards on a pass reception. Purdin's 85-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter was the longest running play for Nothwestern since the 1921 season. The Wildcats out-gained the Wolverines by a total of 410 yards to 196 yards.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Minnesota
On October 24, Michigan defeated Minnesota by a 14–6 score in the annual Little Brown Jug game before a crowd of 57,534 at Memorial Stadium in Minneapolis. It was Michigan's first conference victory of the 1959 season and its first road victory since 1957.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Minnesota
After a scoreless first half, Michigan stopped Minnesota on the opening drive of the second half. Darrell Harper returned the ensuing punt 83 yards for a touchdown at the 12:29 mark of the third quarter. Harper kicked the extra point following his long run, and Michigan led, 7–0. After the kickoff, Minnesota fumbled on its third play, and Michigan end John Halstead fell on the loose ball at Minnesota's 43-yard line. It was Halstead's sixth fumble recovery of the 1959 season.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Minnesota
On the next play, right halfback Fred Julian carried the ball 43 yards for Michigan's second touchdown at the 10:24 mark of the third quarter. It was Julian's first collegiate touchdown. At the end of the third quarter, Minnesota drove to Michigan's seven-yard line, but Minnesota fumbled on fourth down. On the Gophers' next two possessions, the Gophers drove to Michigan's 23- and 20-yard lines but were unable to score. Finally, with 1:14 remaining in the game, Minnesota averted a shutout as backup quarterback Dick Johnson threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Tom Hall.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Minnesota
Minnesota out-gained Michigan by a total of 371 yards to 186 yards. Julian led Michigan's attack with 93 rushing yards on eight carries, including runs of 25 and 43 yards. Quarterback Stan Noskin completed five of nine passes for 80 yards, including a 43-yard connection with Bennie McRae.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Wisconsin
On October 31, Michigan lost to Wisconsin, ranked No. 10 in the country, by a 19-10 score before a homecoming crowd of 68,063 on a gray, foggy day at Michigan Stadium. It was the first time a Wisconsin football team had beaten Michigan since 1934.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Wisconsin
In a bad day for the quarterbacks, the teams attempted 21 passes, completed only six, and combined for nine interceptions. Michigan threw six of the nine interceptions (five by Stan Noskin), one short of the Big Ten single-game record. The interceptions led to two Wisconsin touchdowns and a field goal.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Illinois
On November 7, Michigan defeated Illinois by a 20–15 score at Champaign, Illinois. The victory snapped Michigan's four-game losing streak at Champaign which included losses in 1951, 1953, 1955, and 1957. The victory crushed Illinois' bid for a Big Ten championship and trip to the Rose Bowl.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Illinois
Illinois took a 9–0 lead in the opening nine minutes of the game. On the second play of the game, Darrell Harper fumbled at Michigan's 28-yard line, setting up an Illinois field goal. On Michigan's next possession, John Stamos threw a interception, and John Counts then ran 27 yards for a touchdown. The Wolverines came back with touchdowns in each of the other three quarters. Tony Rio scored with 64 seconds remaining in the first half on a diving catch in the end zone after a pass from Stan Noskin was deflected. Noskin's run for two-point conversion failed.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Illinois
Early in the third quarter, Gerry Smith intercepted a pass and returned the ball to the Illini 26-yard line. Darrell Harper then scored on a seven-yard run. In the fourth quarter, Alex Callahan intercepted another Illini pass and returned it 43 yards to the Illinois 28-yard line. Fred Julian scored on a one-yard run. Michigan was out-gained by totals of 232 yards to 181 yards, but Illinois turnovers (four interceptions, including three by Gerry Smith) enabled Michigan to prevail.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Indiana
On November 14, Michigan lost to Indiana by a 26-7 score before a crowd of 24,171 at Bloomington, Indiana. Michigan turned the ball over eight times, four times on fumbles and four times on interceptions. Indiana scored on short drives following three of the turnovers. The Wolverines out-gained the Hoosiers by a total of 259 yards to 218 yards. Michigan right end Bob Johnson caught six passes for 80 yards. Coach Bump Elliott blamed the weather, which prevented the Wolverines from flying and required them to ride buses for eight hours.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Ohio State
On November 21, Michigan concluded its first season under Bump Elliott with a 23–14 victory over Woody Hayes' Ohio State Buckeyes. The game was played in "freezing, sunless weather" before a crowd of 90,093 at Michigan Stadium.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Ohio State
It was the final game for seniors Stan Noskin, Tony Rio, Darrell Harper, and Fred Julian who were responsible for all 23 points scored by the Wolverines. Fullback Rio carried only six times for 18 yards but scored two touchdowns. Quarterback Noskin completed seven of ten passes for 88 yards (including a touchdown pass to Rio) and also rushed for a touchdown. Left halfback Harper kicked two extra points and a field goal and also led the rushing attack with 58 yards on 11 carries, while right halfback Julian added 54 rushing yards on 12 carries.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Ohio State
Michigan's first touchdown followed a turnover when Ohio State fumbled the opening kickoff at its own 20-yard line. The fumble was caused by a hard tackle from Michigan's John Halstead who was carried unconscious from the field and taken to University Hospital.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Ohio State
The Wolverines prevailed despite being out-gained by 358 yards to 306 yards. The Wolverines' 23 points and 306 yards were both season highs. Backup fullback Roger Detrick led the Buckeyes with 139 rushing yards on 33 carries. Michigan's defense halted four Ohio State scoring drives, intercepted two passes (one each by Todd Grant and Reid Bushong), and Reid Bushong recovered a fumble.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Ohio State
Woody Hayes drew attention for his angry reactions on the sideline. One writer compared him to a "hot stripper" as he shed and hurled articles of clothing including his long-billed baseball cap, brown jacket, and necktie. His jacket was hurled after being whirled over his head and then retrieved by a staffer, only to be hurled again as Hayes "flailed his arms around like a windmill caught in a tornado." He next attacked a wooden folding chair and drop-kicked it a half-dozen yards. Hayes' antics triggered "a great chortling cheer from the fans."


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Post season
After the season, fullback Tony Rio was selected as the team's most valuable player. No Michigan players were named by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) to the first or second squads on the 1959 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Center Gerry Smith was named to the AP third team, and George Genyk and Bennie McRae received honorable mention.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Statistical leaders
Michigan's individual statistical leaders for the 1959 season include those listed below.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Personnel, Players, Starting backfield
The following backfield players started at least one game for Michigan during the 1959 season.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Personnel, Players, Starting linemen
The following linemen started at least one game for Michigan during the 1959 season.


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Personnel, Players, Other letter winners
In addition to the 16 starters referenced above, the following additional individuals received varsity letters:


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Personnel, Players, Reserve players
In addition, the following 25 players received "reserve" awards for their participation on the team:


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Personnel, Players, Freshmen squad
The following notable freshman were also part of the program:


1959 Michigan Wolverines football team, Awards and honors
Team honors and awards for the 1959 season went to the following individuals.


1959 Milan–San Remo
The 1959 Milan–San Remo was the 50th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1959. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Miguel Poblet.


1959 Milwaukee Braves season
The 1959 Milwaukee Braves season was the seventh season for the franchise in Milwaukee and its 89th season overall. The season's home attendance was 1,749,112, second in the majors and the eight-team National League, but the lowest to date in Milwaukee and the last over 1.5 million.


1959 Milwaukee Braves season
The Braves ended the National League regular season in a first-place tie with the Los Angeles Dodgers at 86–68 (.558), a special best-of-three tie-breaking series was played to decide the NL championship for the World Series. The Braves lost both games by one run, and finished at 86–70, two games behind the Dodgers, who won the World Series in six games over the Chicago White Sox.


1959 Milwaukee Braves season, Offseason, Front-office turnover
Three days after the conclusion of the World Series in 1958, which the Braves lost in seven games to the New York Yankees, the club announced a reorganization of its front office. Team president Joseph Cairnes stepped aside, and was succeeded by former Cincinnati Redlegs manager Birdie Tebbetts, 46. Named executive vice president, and ranked just below owner Louis Perini on the Braves' organizational chart, Tebbetts had never before served in a front-office capacity in baseball.


1959 Milwaukee Braves season, Offseason, Front-office turnover
The repercussions of Tebbetts' appointment to a senior management post were felt three months later when general manager John J. Quinn, 50, a member of the team's front office since 1936 (as well as the son of former owner J. A. Robert Quinn) and the Braves' GM since 1945, resigned on January 14, 1959, to take the reins of the Philadelphia Phillies. Quinn was replaced in Milwaukee by Tebbetts' former teammate with the Detroit Tigers, 37-year-old John McHale, GM of the Tigers since 1957. McHale would serve as the Braves' general manager and, later, team president, through the club's final years in Milwaukee and its 1966 move to Atlanta, before his dismissal that year.