February 1, 1959 (Sunday)
- Male voters in Switzerland voted overwhelmingly against allowing women the right to vote, by a margin of 654,924 to 323,306. It was not until 1971 that Swiss women were granted full suffrage. The cantons of Vaud and Neuchâtel approved women voting in local elections.
- Died: Frank Shannon, 84, American actor (Dr. Alexis Zarkov in the Flash Gordon serials)
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