how to convert a Date (type string) columns into a date type in pandas

Question

I have the following column in a pandas DF,

    Date
1   1/1/59
2   2/1/59
3   3/1/59
4   4/1/59
5   5/1/59
6   6/1/59
7   7/1/59
8   8/1/59
9   9/1/59
10  10