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May 28, 1959: Spider monkey Miss Baker... Miss Baker in her bio-pack.jpg
May 28, 1959: Spider monkey Miss Baker...
... launched into outer space with rhesus monkey Miss Able Jupiter AM-18 pre-launch.jpg
... launched into outer space with rhesus monkey Miss Able

The following events occurred in May 1959:

Contents

May 1, 1959 (Friday)

May 2, 1959 (Saturday)

May 3, 1959 (Sunday)

May 4, 1959 (Monday)

May 5, 1959 (Tuesday)

May 6, 1959 (Wednesday)

May 7, 1959 (Thursday)

May 8, 1959 (Friday)

May 9, 1959 (Saturday)

May 10, 1959 (Sunday)

May 11, 1959 (Monday)

May 12, 1959 (Tuesday)

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Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor, and Eddie Cantor.jpg
Fisher with Debbie Reynolds, then Elizabeth Taylor

May 13, 1959 (Wednesday)

May 14, 1959 (Thursday)

Radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Lovell Telescope 1.jpg
Radio telescope at Jodrell Bank

May 15, 1959 (Friday)

May 16, 1959 (Saturday)

The Triton Fountain Triton fountain Valletta.jpg
The Triton Fountain

May 17, 1959 (Sunday)

May 18, 1959 (Monday)

May 19, 1959 (Tuesday)

May 20, 1959 (Wednesday)

May 21, 1959 (Thursday)

May 22, 1959 (Friday)

May 23, 1959 (Saturday)

May 24, 1959 (Sunday)

John Foster Dulles, 1888-1959 JohnFosterDulles.jpeg
John Foster Dulles, 1888–1959

May 25, 1959 (Monday)

Astronaut Wally Schirra preparing to board Johnsville centrifuge in November 1960 Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Prepares to Test Gravitational Stress.jpg
Astronaut Wally Schirra preparing to board Johnsville centrifuge in November 1960

May 26, 1959 (Tuesday)

May 27, 1959 (Wednesday)

May 28, 1959 (Thursday)

May 29, 1959 (Friday)

May 30, 1959 (Saturday)

May 31, 1959 (Sunday)

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