1959 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Mary Ann Mobley | 1959 | Brandon | Mississippi |
Database: Physical Constants
| Record Name | Units | Symbol | Value |
| Neutron Compton wavelength | m | (lambda_C,n) | 1.3195911e-15 � 1.2e-22 |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Car Seat Belt | 1959 | Sweden | Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Nils Bohlin (Volvo) |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1959 Stanley Cup Winner | 1959 | Montreal Canadiens | Hector 'Toe' Blake | Toronto Maple Leafs | G. 'Punch' Imlach | Hockey | Montreal |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Travels Of Jamie McPheeters, The, Robert Lewis Taylor | 1959 | Travels Of Jamie McPheeters, The | Robert Lewis Taylor |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| Víctor Andrés Belaúnde | Peru | 1959 | Fourteenth |
Database: Movies with the longest length
| Record Name | Country | Year | Length (Minutes) |
| Ben-Hur | USA | 1959 | 224 |
Database: Catholic Pope History
| Record Name | Birthplace | Burial | Origin | Religion | Number | Pontiff | Time Periord | Years | Birthdate | Death Date |
| Pope 261 Blessed John XXIII | Sotto il Monte (Bergamo), Italy | St. Peter's Basilica | Italy | Catholic | 261 | Blessed John XXIII | 1959-1963 | 4 | 11/25/1881 | 6/3/1963 |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Federico Bahamontes Tour 46 | 1959 | Spain | Cycling | 46 | Federico Bahamontes |
Database: Council of Europe's treaties
| Record Name | Treaty | European Non-Member State | Non European Non-Member State | European Community | Number | Opening date | Entry into force date | Source |
| European Agreement on the Exchange of Therapeutic Substances of Human Origin (026) | European Agreement on the Exchange of Therapeutic Substances of Human Origin | Yes | Yes | Yes | 026 | 15/12/1958 | 1/1/1959 | Council of Europe |
| Third Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe (028) | Third Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe | 028 | 6/3/1959 | 15/3/1963 | Council of Europe | |||
| European Convention on Compulsory Insurance against Civil Liability in respect of Motor Vehicles (029) | European Convention on Compulsory Insurance against Civil Liability in respect of Motor Vehicles | Yes | Yes | 029 | 20/4/1959 | 22/9/1969 | Council of Europe | |
| European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (030) | European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters | Yes | Yes | 030 | 20/4/1959 | 12/6/1962 | Council of Europe | |
| European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees (031) | European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees | Yes | Yes | 031 | 20/4/1959 | 4/9/1960 | Council of Europe | |
| European Convention on the Academic Recognition of University Qualifications (032) | European Convention on the Academic Recognition of University Qualifications | Yes | Yes | 032 | 14/12/1959 | 27/11/1961 | Council of Europe |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| The Lantern Bearers | 1959 | OUP | Rosemary Sutcliff |
Database: Tallest Churches in the World
| Record Name | Year Complete | City | Country | Church | Height (Meters) | Height (Feet) | Source |
| Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | 1959 | Washington, DC | United States | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | 100.0 m | 328 ft | Wikipedia |
Database: Longest Running TV Shows
| Record Name | Start Year | End Year | Country | Genre | Total Episodes |
| Rawhide | 1959 | 1965 | United States | Western | 216 |
| The Bob Cummings Show | 1955 | 1959 | United States | Comedy | 173 |
| Dragnet (Original) | 1952 | 1959 | United States | Drama | 276 |
| Bonanza | 1959 | 1972 | United States | Western | 430 |
| Adventures Rin TinTin | 1954 | 1959 | United States | Drama | 164 |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1959 | 1959 | $3.00 | $21.46 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions
| Record Name | Year | Team | Tires | Poles | Sport | Driver | Wins | Podiums | Fastest Laps | Points | Clinched | Margin (Points) | Source |
| Formula One Champion (1959) | 1959 | Cooper* | D | 1 | Auto Racing | Jack Brabham | 2 | 5 | 1 | 31 | Race 9 of 9 | 4 | Wikipedia |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| Some Like It Hot (1959) | 1959 | 22. | Some Like It Hot | American Film Institute |
| North By Northwest (1959) | 1959 | 55. | North By Northwest | American Film Institute |
| Ben-Hur (1959) | 1959 | 100 | Ben-Hur | American Film Institute |
Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans
| Record Name | Year Constructed | Country | Bridge | Location | Length (Meters) | Length (Feet) | Note | Source |
| Tancarville Bridge | 1959 | France | Tancarville Bridge | Le Havre, France | 608 | 1,995 | Wikipedia |
Database: Listing of FDA Approved Oncology Drugs
| Record Name | Manufacturer/Distributor | Drug | Trade Name | Approved Use | Approval Date | Source |
| Cytoxan, Neosar (Bristol-Myers Squibb) | Bristol-Myers Squibb | cyclophosphamide | Cytoxan, Neosar | Nov 16 1959 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | |
| Cytoxan Injection (Bristol-Myers Squibb) | Bristol-Myers Squibb | cyclophosphamide | Cytoxan Injection | Nov 16 1959 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | |
| Methotrexate (Lederle Laboratories) | Lederle Laboratories | methotrexate | Methotrexate | Aug 10 1959 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | |
| Durabolin-50 (Organon) | Organon | nandrolone phenpropionate | Durabolin-50 | Oct 30 1959 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | |
| Thioplex (Immunex Corporation) | Immunex Corporation | thiotepa | Thioplex | Mar 09 1959 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1959 | 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Chicago White Sox | Los Angeles | Chicago | Baseball | 4 - 2 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1959 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1959 | Tennis | Alex Olmedo | Rod Laver | 64 63 64 |
Database: Aircraft Carriers of the United States
| Record Name | Country | Aircraft Carrier | Comission Year | Decomission or Loss Year | Commision Date | Decommision or Loss Date | Hull Number |
| Leyte | United States | Leyte | 1946 | 1959 | 11 April 1946 | 15 May 1959 | 32 |
| Independence | United States | Independence | 1959 | 1998 | 10 Jan 1959 | 30 Sep 1998 | 62 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1959) | 1959 | Basketball | Louisville | CALIFORNIA | CALIFORNIA | West Virginia | Cincinnati | Louisville |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1959 | 1959 | United States | 52.91 deg F | 72 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1959-1960 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1959-1960 | 8.18 | -6.95 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1958-1959 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1958-1959 | 5.58 | -9.55 | National Weather Service |
Database: Most Common Surnames in the United States
| Record Name | Surname | Country | Year | Occurrences | Occurences per 100,000 | Cumlative Occurence per 100,000 | Percent White | Percent Black | Percent Asian and Pacific Islander | Percent American Indian and Alaska Native | Percent 2 Races | Percent Hispanic | Source |
| Common USA Surname (Sanchez) | Sanchez | United States | 2000:US Census | 441242 | 320.69 | 19598.97 | 5.77 | 0.50 | 1.01 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 91.78 | Wikipedia |
Database: Best Picture Academy Award Winners
| Record Name | Year | Oscars | Nominations |
| Ben-Hur | 1959 | 11 | 12 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1959 Wimbledon Womens Result | 1959 | Tennis | Maria Bueno | Darlene Hard | 6-4 6-3 |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1959) | 1959 | New York Rangers | Hockey | NHL | Andy Bathgate |
Database: Best Selling Singles by Year (United Kingdom)
| Record Name | Year | Country | Song | Artist | Number Sold | Source |
| Living Doll (Cliff Richard) | 1959 | United Kingdom | Living Doll | Cliff Richard | Wikipedia |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| Dwight David Eisenhower | 1959 | Dwight David Eisenhower |
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