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This year in history
In the year 1959

	January 3rd	Alaska was admitted as the 49th U.S. state.
	January 9th	Guatemalean activist, Rigoberta Menchu, was born in Chimel. She was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1992 for her work in promoting human rights in her country.
	January 21st	American director, Cecil B. DeMille, died at the age of 78. He was one of the most successful directors of the first part of the 20th century. He directed the very first movie ever made by Paramount Pictures.
	January 24th	German actress, Nastassja Kinski, was born in Berlin. She is the daughter of actor Klaus Kinski.
	January 29th	Disney's animated classic, Sleeping Beauty, was released.
	February 16th	Fidel Castro was sworn in as Premier of Cuba after the overthrow of president Fulgencio Batista on January 1. Castro was 32 years of age at the time.
	February 16th	American musician and actor, Ice-T, was born in Los Angeles. He is considered as one of the most influential rappers and an accomplished actor.
	March 8th	American actor, Aidan Quinn, was born in Rockford, Illinois. He is most known for his participation in the hit films, Michael Collins and Legends of the Fall.
	March 9th	The first Barbie doll was introduced at the American International Toy Fair.
	March 17th	The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, was forced to flee to India after the army of the People's Republic of China occupied Tibet.
	March 22nd	American actor, Matthew Modine, was born in California.
	March 31st	The Dalai Lama, flees Tibet and crosses to India after the occupation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China.
	April 15th	British actress, Emma Thompson, was born in Paddington, London. She is the only person to have won academy awards both for acting and screenwriting.
	April 17th	English actor, Sean Bean, was born in Shefield, England. Though he has been acting for many years, he became famous worldwide after his role in the first part of the Lord of The Rings trilogy, as the character Boromir.
	May 3rd	The first Grammy Awards were presented. The awards are presented by the Recording Academy of America.
	June 30th	American actor, Vincent D'Onofrio, was born in Brooklyn, New York. He came into fame after landing the role of Private Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence in Stanley Kubrick's 1987 film, Full Metal Jacket.
	July 9th	Scottish singer, Jim Kerr, was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He is most known as the lead singer and lyricist of Scottish band Simple Minds.
	July 26th	American actor, Kevin Spacey, was born in South Orange, New Jersey. He has won two academy awards, one for best supporting and one for best, actor.
	August 10th	American model and actress, Rosanna Arquette, was born in New York City.
	August 17th	American cult leader, David Koresh, was born in Houston, Texas. He was the leader of the Branch Davidians religious sect, and proclaimed himself to be the final prophet. In 1993 the FBI laid siege on the Branch Davidian ranch at Waco, Texas. The siege ended up with the burning of the ranch and the death of 79 members of the cult, including Koresh himself.
	August 21st	Hawaii became the 50th state of US.
	September 19th	While visiting the United States, Nikita Khrushchev, was not allowed to visit Disneyland. The reason cited was issues of security.
	October 14th	Australian actor, Errol Flynn, died a the age of 50. He was one of the favourite holywood stars of the 30's and 40's and stared mostly in flamboyant action roles. He died of a heart attack and was later accused of having been a Nazi spy and sympathizer.
	October 21st	The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, opened to the public. It is one of the most famous is a modern art museums in the world which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
	October 26th	Bolivian politician, Evo Morales, was born in Orinoca, Bolivia. He was allected to president of Bolivia in 2005 and is considered the first member of Bolivia's indigenous indian head of state.
	November 5th	Canadian musician, Bryan Adams, was born in Kingston, Ontario.
	November 20th	American actress, Sean Young, was born in Kentucky. She most known for her participation in the cult movies, Blade Runner and Dune.
	November 28th	American actor, Judd Nelson, was born in Maine. He is best known for his part in the 1980's cult movie, The Breakfast Club.
	December 31st	American actor, Val Kilmer, was born in Los Angeles, California. He is a highly successful actor who became a star when he was cast as the lead of the spoof comedy, Top Secret, in 1984.

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