| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 07 1959 | Armas Launis Died |
| August 28 1959 | Bohuslav Martinů Died |
| August 03 1959 | Portuguese Police Kill Striking Workers |
| August 07 1959 | Lincoln Memorial Displayed On U.S. Penny |
| August 07 1959 | Atlantic Missile Range In Cape Canaveral |
| August 11 1959 | Russia: Sheremetyevo Airport Opens |
| August 14 1959 | AFL Founded, First Official Meeting |
| August 17 1959 | Hebgen Lake Earthquake Forms Quake Lake, Montana |
| August 17 1959 | Davis's Kind Of Blue Released |
| August 21 1959 | U.S. President Proclaims Hawai 50th State |