1959 in Cape Verde
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The following lists events that happened during 1959 in Cape Verde.
Incumbents
Events
- March 24: A Partial lunar eclipse took place and was mainly visible, the eclipse was in progress at sunset and finished after 21:15 local time[1]
- September 17: A Penumbral lunar eclipse took place and was mainly visible, it started before 22:00 and finished at around 2:10[2]
- October 2: A total solar eclipse took place, it showed from around 50% (at Brava ) to about 60% (at Sal) obscuration of the sun in the archipelago after 10:30 AM[3]
Sports
- CS Mindelense won their eighteenth and sixth straight regional title for São Vicente[4]
- No colonial championships took place for the third straight year
Arts and entertainment
- Artur Augusto da Silva's book Apontamentos sobre as populações oeste-africanas segundo os autores portugueses dos séculos XVI e XVII published, it was later published in Cape Verde
Births
- February 11: Adriano Spencer, footballer who played in Portugal (d. 2006)
- May 29: Maria Helena Semedo, economist and politician
References
- ^ "Lunar eclipse of March 1959". NASA. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Lunar eclipse of September 1959". NASA. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Solar eclipse of October 2 1959". NASA. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ "List of champions of Cape Verde". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
