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* January 28 – [[Megan McDonald]], children's author
* January 28 – [[Megan McDonald]], children's author
* January 29 – [[Michael Sloane]], actor, director and screenwriter
* January 29 – [[Michael Sloane]], actor, director and screenwriter
* February 1 – [[Wade Wilson (American football)|Wade Wilson]], American football player and coach (died [[2019 in the United States|2019]])
* February 4
* February 4
** [[Pamelyn Ferdin]], actress and activist
** [[Pamelyn Ferdin]], actress and activist
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**[[Lester Holt]], journalist and news anchor
**[[Lester Holt]], journalist and news anchor
**[[Kato Kaelin]], witness in the [[O. J. Simpson murder case]]
**[[Kato Kaelin]], witness in the [[O. J. Simpson murder case]]
* March 17 – [[Christian Clemenson]], actor
* March 17
** [[Christian Clemenson]], actor
** [[Danny Ainge]], basketball player, coach and baseball player
* March 18 – [[Irene Cara]], singer-songwriter and film actress (d. [[2022 in the United States|2022]])
* March 18 – [[Irene Cara]], singer-songwriter and film actress (d. [[2022 in the United States|2022]])
* March 22 – [[Matthew Modine]], actor
* March 22 – [[Matthew Modine]], actor
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** [[Jim Ward (voice actor)|Jim Ward]], voice actor
** [[Jim Ward (voice actor)|Jim Ward]], voice actor
* May 21 – [[Loretta Lynch]], 83rd [[United States Attorney General|U.S. Attorney General]] from 2015 to 2017.
* May 21 – [[Loretta Lynch]], 83rd [[United States Attorney General|U.S. Attorney General]] from 2015 to 2017.
* May 22 – [[David Blatt]], Israeli-American professional basketball player and coach
* May 26 &ndash; [[Kevin Gage (actor)|Kevin Gage]], actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kevingage.com/articles/biography.php|title=Official site biography|access-date=April 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203014106/http://www.kevingage.com/articles/biography.php|archive-date=February 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* May 26 &ndash; [[Kevin Gage (actor)|Kevin Gage]], actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kevingage.com/articles/biography.php|title=Official site biography|access-date=April 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203014106/http://www.kevingage.com/articles/biography.php|archive-date=February 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* May 25 &ndash; [[Jim Ardis]], corporate executive and politician
* May 25 &ndash; [[Jim Ardis]], corporate executive and politician
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* June 8 &ndash; [[C.T. Fletcher]], powerlifter and bodybuilder
* June 8 &ndash; [[C.T. Fletcher]], powerlifter and bodybuilder
* June 9 &ndash; [[Miles O'Brien (journalist)|Miles O'Brien]], television news anchor, pilot
* June 9 &ndash; [[Miles O'Brien (journalist)|Miles O'Brien]], television news anchor, pilot
* June 10
* June 10 &ndash; [[Eliot Spitzer]], Governor of New York from 2007 to 2008
** [[Anjani]], singer-songwriter and pianist
** [[Eliot Spitzer]], Governor of New York from 2007 to 2008
* June 11 &ndash; [[Magnum T. A.]] (Terry Allen), wrestler
* June 11 &ndash; [[Magnum T. A.]] (Terry Allen), wrestler
* June 11 &ndash; [[Stephen Sweeney]], politician
* June 11 &ndash; [[Stephen Sweeney]], politician
* June 14 &ndash; [[Marcus Miller]], African American jazz musician
* June 14 &ndash; [[Marcus Miller]], African American jazz musician
* June 15 &ndash; [[Eileen Davidson]], actress and author
* June 16 &ndash; [[The Ultimate Warrior]], professional wrestler (died [[2014 in the United States|2014]])
* June 27 &ndash; [[Jeff Miller (Florida politician)|Jeff Miller]], politician
* June 27 &ndash; [[Jeff Miller (Florida politician)|Jeff Miller]], politician
* July 1 &ndash; [[Dale Midkiff]], actor
* July 1 &ndash; [[Dale Midkiff]], actor
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* July 21 &ndash; [[Terry Long (American football)|Terry Long]], football player (d. [[2005 in the United States|2005]])
* July 21 &ndash; [[Terry Long (American football)|Terry Long]], football player (d. [[2005 in the United States|2005]])
* July 23 &ndash; [[Carl Phillips]], poet
* July 23 &ndash; [[Carl Phillips]], poet
* July 26
* July 26 &ndash; [[Kevin Spacey]], actor and director
** [[Rick Bragg]], journalist
* July 31 &ndash; [[Scott Pilarz]], Jesuit priest and academic (d. [[2021 in the United States|2021]])
** [[Kevin Spacey]], actor and director
* July 27 &ndash; [[Hugh Green (American football)|Hugh Green]], American football player
* July 31 &ndash; [[Scott Pilarz]], Jesuit priest and academic (died [[2021 in the United States|2021]])
* August 4 &ndash; [[Robbin Crosby]], rock guitarist ([[Ratt]]) (died [[2002 in the United States|2002]])
* August 10 &ndash; [[Rosanna Arquette]], actress
* August 10 &ndash; [[Rosanna Arquette]], actress
* August 13 &ndash; [[Danny Bonaduce]], actor
* August 13 &ndash; [[Danny Bonaduce]], actor

Revision as of 14:25, 14 April 2023

1959
in
the United States

Decades:
See also:
Dwight Eisenhower, Nikita Khrushchev and their wives at a state dinner, 1959.

Events from the year 1959 in the United States. With the admittance of Alaska and Hawaii, this is the last year in which states are added to the union.

Incumbents

Events

January–March

January 3: Alaska admitted as 49th state

April–June

April 9: NASA announces the "Mercury Seven"

July–September

August 21: Hawaii admitted as 50th state

October–December

October 21: The Guggenheim opens

Undated

File:Potamkin Chevrolet, Philadelphia PA, 1959.jpg
1959: Potamkin Chevrolet, Philadelphia

Ongoing

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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  7. ^ Chan, Yi-Jen (1992). Studies of InAIAs/InGaAs and GaInP/GaAs heterostructure FET's for high speed applications. University of Michigan. p. 1. The Si MOSFET has revolutionized the electronics industry and as a result impacts our daily lives in almost every conceivable way.
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  9. ^ "13 Sextillion & Counting: The Long & Winding Road to the Most Frequently Manufactured Human Artifact in History". Computer History Museum. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  10. ^ Baker, R. Jacob (2011). CMOS: Circuit Design, Layout and Simulation. John Wiley & Sons. p. 7. ISBN 978-1118038239.
  11. ^ Gant, Margaret Elizabeth (1979). The Raven's Story. Glen Raven, NC: Glen Raven, Inc. ISBN 0-9603138-0-X.
  12. ^ "Lars Kristopher Larson". Who's Who in the West, 26th ed. Accessed June 17, 2013 via LexisNexis.
  13. ^ "Susan Faludi". Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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  15. ^ Former Patriots LB Clayton Weishuhn Dies at 62
  16. ^ "Nancy Grace: Biography". TV Guide. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  17. ^ Dr. Paul Farmer, global humanitarian leader, dies at 62