What Happened on March 11, 1959

Historical Events

4th Eurovision Song Contest: Teddy Scholten for Netherlands wins singing "Een beetje" in Cannes

A Raisin in the Sun

Lorraine Hansberry's stage drama "A Raisin in the Sun", 1st Broadway play by a black woman, starring Ruby Dee and Sidney Poitier, opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC; later transfers to the Belasco Theatre; runs for 530 performances

Events in 1959

Famous Deaths

Haydn Wood, English violinist, and composer of light classical music (Roses of Picardy), dies at 76
Lester Dent, American writer (Doc Savage), dies at 54

Died in 1959 1959 Highlights