The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on Wednesday 11 March 1959 at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France, and hosted by French television presenter Jacqueline Joubert. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF), the contest, originally known as the Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne 1959, was held in France following the country's victory at the 1958 contest with the song "Dors, mon amour", performed by André Claveau.
The 1959 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1959 college football season. Ole Miss finished the season with an overall record of ten wins and one loss (10–1), tied for second in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and with a victory over LSU in the Sugar Bowl. The team gave up only 21 points all season, and were retroactively named national champions by Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel and Sagarin. Syracuse was crowned as the national champion by both the AP and the UPI wire services. The team was later rated the third best squad from 1956 to 1995 by Sagarin.
The 1959 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1959 college football season. In their third season under head coach Milt Drewer, William & Mary compiled am overall record of 4–6 record with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon.
Events from the year 1959 in Scotland.
The 1959 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1959 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Wayne Hardin.
The 1959 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1959 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach John McKenna, the Keydets compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title.
The 1959 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1959 college football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Art Guepe in his seventh season and finished the season with a record of five wins, three losses and two ties.
Since Alaska's admission to the Union in January 1959, it has participated in 16 United States presidential elections, always having 3 electoral votes. In the 1960 presidential election, Alaska was narrowly won by the Republican Party's candidate and incumbent vice president Richard Nixon, defeating the Democratic Party's candidate John F. Kennedy by a margin of just 1.88%. In the 1964 presidential election, the Democratic Party's candidate Lyndon B. Johnson won Alaska in a national Democratic landslide victory. Since the 1964 election, Alaska has been won by the Republican Party in every presidential election. However, no Republican candidate has gotten 55% of the statewide vote since 2008. Donald Trump received 54.5% in 2024.
The 1959 Kentucky Wildcats football team were an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Blanton Collier, the team compiled a 4–6 record.
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 4 and 6 September 1959.
The men's 800 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 5 September 1959.
The men's high jump event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 4 and 5 September 1959.
The men's triple jump event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 5 September 1959.
The men's discus throw event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 4 and 5 September 1959.
The women's javelin throw event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 5 September 1959.
The men's 100 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 3 and 4 September 1959.
The men's 800 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 3 and 4 September 1959.
The men's pole vault event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 3 and 4 September 1959.
The men's hammer throw event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 3 and 4 September 1959.
The 1959 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1959 college football season. In its third season under head coach Steve Sinko, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 150 to 102.
