| BOSTONMASS | Birthplace, on january 1, 1735, of historical figure named in 59-Across (with state abbr.) |
| PAULREVERE | Patriot in the American Revolution known for a midnight ride born on January 1, 1735 |
| STATUE | Cast likeness of historical figure etc. (6) |
| DROIDS | Sci-fi figures named in letter-number combinations |
| EDAM | 59 Across with a red waxy rind (4) |
| SILHOUETTE | Figure named for a French government official |
| LIFEISGOOD | Brand whose clothing depicts a stick figure named Jake |
| CIVILRIGHTS | Cause championed by the figures named at the ends of 16-, 22- and 47-Across |
| EYCK | Part of the surname of the Flemish artist who painted The Arnolfini Portrait, Ghent Altarpiece and numerous depictions of fleurs, derived from or "van" the Dutch for "oak", identifying his birthplace |
| HERCULANEUM | In 79 CE, Vesuvius erupts and buries multiple cities, killing thousands of inhabitants. In 1735, Marcello Venuti identifies this site as the lost city of what? |
| USA | Chuck Berry, back there in '59 (1.1.1.) |
| STRATFORD | Famous birthplace on a river in North London (9) |
| AARONBURR | U.S. historical figure whose first name starts with and last name ends with a set of double letters |
| EARHART | Historical figure whose home-town airport, in Atchison, Kansas, is named in her honor |
| RAIKES | Robert ___, philanthropist born in 1735 who was a pioneer of the Sunday school movement (6) |
| RYENY | Ogden Nash's birthplace, on a letter |
| ORK | Mork's birthplace, on TV |
| MLK | "Ebony" ran his "My Trip to the Land of Gandhi" in '59 |
| AXIAL | Assist in 59 voyages essentially going in reverse from pole to pole (5) |
| LIVIA | ____ Drusilla, wife of Roman emperor Augustus born in 59 BC (5) |
