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See also:| Other events in 1959
Years in South Korea
Timeline of Korean history
1959 in North Korea

Events from the year 1959 in South Korea.

## Incumbents

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* President: Rhee Syng-man
* Vice President: Chang Myon

## Events

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* July 17 - Busan Municipal Stadium stampede, 67 persons died after heavy rain triggered a rush towards the upper areas of the stadium, according to National Police Agency of South Korea.[citation needed]
* December 1 - Hana Bank, present day of Hana Financial Group was founded.[citation needed]

## Births

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* March 26 - Shin Jae-heum.

## Deaths

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* Woo Jang-choon.

## See also

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* List of South Korean films of 1959
* Years in Japan
* Years in North Korea

## References

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* Afghanistan
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*   *   * Turkey
*   *   *   *   * North Vietnam
* South Vietnam
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States with limited
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*   * Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
* Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
* Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
* Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
*   *   *   *   *   * Taiwan
* Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
*   * Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
* Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic

Dependencies, colonies
and other territories

* Bahrain
*   *   *   * Brunei
* Christmas Island
* Cocos (Keeling) Islands
* Colony of Aden
* Cyprus
*   *   *   *   * Kuwait
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