February 4, 1959 (Wednesday)
- In Chelyabinsk, Nikolay Shtelbaums broke the record for the 10,000 meter skate, set by Hjalmar Andersen in 1952. The new record, by 1.2 seconds, was 16 minutes, 31.4 seconds.
- Born: Lawrence Taylor, American football player
- Died: Una O'Connor, 78, Irish actress
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