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1959 was, on Earth's calendar, the 60th year of the 20th century, and the tenth and final year of the 1950s decade. Although this was a time period before Human formulation of stardates, this era begins with stardate 1959.0[1] or reference stardate -1/59[2].
Events
- 1959 World Series occours.[3]
- According to one account Tellar Prime becomes warp-capable.[4]
- Bob Gibson begins playing for the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher.[5]
- Seven United States Military Forces pilots are chosen to participate in Project Mercury.[6]
- Changming Weng enters the People's Liberation Army.[7]
People
Births and deaths
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- Clare Raymond is born in Indianapolis, Indiana.[8]
- Raymond Chandler dies.[5]
- Lou Costello dies.
- Osborne Hardison dies.
- Billie Holliday dies.[5]
- Wanda Landowska dies.
Appendices
References and notes
- ↑ TOS movie: Star Trek.
- ↑ Star Trek: The Role Playing Game
- ↑ DS9 novel: Revenant
- ↑ ST reference: Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 ST reference: Star Trek Encyclopedia
- ↑ Star Trek Magazine Issue 162: "Blast Off!"
- ↑ TOS comics: "Assignment: Earth", "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns"
- ↑ TNG episode: "The Neutral Zone"
Timeline
| Title | Series | Date | Media | Notes | Image |
| Strange New Worlds 2016 The Dreamer and the Dream |
Deep Space Nine | 3 March to 9 April 1959 | novel | Benny Russell has decided to write his final DS9 story. | 
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External links
- 1959 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- 1959 article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.