1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (dominical letter D), the 1959th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 959th year of the 2nd millennium, the 59th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1950s decade.
Real World Events
- Actor Carmine Zozzora is born.
- Artist Adam Kubert is born.
January
21
- Effects artist Tom Woodruff, Jr. is born.
April
9
- Screenwriter Fred Dekker is born.
25
- Actor Daniel Kash is born.
June
29
- Actor Richard Anthony Crenna is born.
September
10
- Author Nancy A. Collins is born.
November
14
- Actor Paul McGann is born.
23
- Artist Eduardo Risso is born.
December
31
- Artist Ronnie del Carmen is born.