1959 in Portugal
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Events in the year 1959 in Portugal.
Incumbents
[edit]Births
[edit]- 10 February - Fernando Chalana, football player and manager
- 9 April - Adriano Luz, actor
- 18 April - Carlos Freire (footballer), association footballer (forward for Sporting CP)
Events
[edit]- 29 December - Opening of the Lisbon Metro
Sport
[edit]- 21 March - International Cross Country Championships, in Lisbon
- 19 July - Taça de Portugal Final
- 23 August - Portuguese Grand Prix
- Establishment of the Portuguese Women's Volleyball League.
References
[edit]- ^ de Oliveira Marques, A.H. (March 1986). História de Portugal Volume III (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Palas Editores. p. 612.
