1959: what happened around the world

In 1959, 93 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Antarctic Treaty System, Dyatlov Pass incident and Laotian Civil War among the best known. 74 more were already under way, such as Cuban Revolution and Algerian War. 112 things were founded or built that year, from Stockholm Arlanda Airport and The Motherland Calls.

93events began
74already under way
112founded or built
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Accidents and fires35

Wars, battles and sieges31

Revolts, massacres and attacks15

Disasters6

Expeditions5

Treaties, councils and politics1

Already under way in 195974

Came to an end in 19599

Founded or built in 1959112

+82 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1959

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →