1959 in Southern Rhodesia explained

The following lists events that happened during 1959 in the Colony of Southern Rhodesia.

Incumbents

• Prime Minister: Humphrey Gibbs (starting 28 December)

Events

• Kariba Dam's 128 m (420 ft) high and 579 m (1900 ft) long concrete wall is finished.^[1]

Births

• Berenice Josephine Bickle, artist, is born Bulawayo
• 4 June - Russell Tiffin, international cricket umpire, is born in Salisbury
• 7 August - Ali Shah, all-rounder cricketer, is born in Salisbury

References

1. Book: Bridgwater, William . The Columbia-Viking Desk Encyclopedia . 1960 . Viking Press . en.