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May 6, 1959

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Notable Births

Charles Hendry

1959Charles Hendry, English politician[ā€ ]

Charles Hendry, is a British Conservative Party politician. Formerly the member of parliament for High Peak between the 1992 and 1997 general elections, he was returned as the MP for Wealden in 2001. In May 2010 he was appointed Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change and served until 2012. He stood down at the 2015 general election.

Notable Deaths

Maria Dulęba

1959Maria Dulęba, Polish actress (born 1881)[ā€ ]

Maria Zofia Dulęba was a Polish stage and film actress. She made her stage debut in 1902 and performed in a number of films, mostly in the silent era. She later taught drama.

1959Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic (born 1907)[ā€ ]

Ragnar Wilhelm Nurkse was an Estonian-American economist and policy maker mainly in the fields of international finance and economic development. He is considered the pioneer of Balanced Growth Theory.

Historical Context for May 6, 1959

In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[ā€ ]