January 1959 in Sport
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Months in 1959: February March April May June July August September October November December
Events in Sport
Results 1 - 4 of 4
11th - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mayfair Golf Open
11th - NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 28-21
18th - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open
28th - Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US
Birthdays in Sport
Results 1 - 13 of 13
2nd - Kirti Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83)
6th - Kapil Dev, cricketer (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982)
6th - Nancy Rubin Sharff, New Kensington, LPGA golfer (1991 Jamie Farr-9th)
8th - Michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
9th - Otis Nixon, US baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers)
9th - Mark Martin, American race car driver
10th - Chandra Cheesborough, Jacksonville Fla, 4X100 runner (Olympic-gold-84)
11th - Brett Bodine, auto racer
14th - Paul Terry, cricketer (in Germany Two Tests England v WI 1984)
20th - Lea Antonoplis, West Covina Cat, tennis star
21st - Alex McLeish, Scottish footballer and manager
27th - Chris Collinsworth, NFL wide receiver/TV sportscaster
31st - Kelly Moore, American stock car driver
Deaths in Sport
Results 1 - 2 of 2
17th - Abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi
22nd - Mike Hawthorn, English race car driver and one-time F1 world champion (b. 1929)
