January 4, 1959, was a Sunday. It was 65 years, 10 months, and 20 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.
What happened on January 4, 1959?
The best-selling single on January 4, 1959 was "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" by The Chipmunks and David Seville.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "Auntie Mame" was at the top of the box office on January 4, 1959.
This date was 24,066 days ago. Approximately 802 months have passed. It was the 4th day of 1959, in week 01. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 267 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
It is Sunday, January 4, 1959. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. People are currently enjoying their weekend. However, because it's a Sunday, some are dreading the days ahead.
People are starting to return back to work and school after the Christmas holidays. In music, the song "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" by The Chipmunks and David Seville is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and the movie Auntie Mame is at the top of the box office.
Harold Macmillan is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In fashion, women are sporting chemise dresses, sheaths, sack dresses and straight-cut suits. Short boxy jackets and shift dresses are also beginning to become popular. Meanwhile, a lot of men are sporting a "Teddy Boy" style that involves leather jackets, greased-back hair, extremely narrow trousers and velvet-collared jackets. Men are also wearing formal suits as daywear. Tailfins on cars are extremely popular at the moment. The design looks futuristic, almost like a rocket or the twin rudders on the back of an airplane.
It's 1959, so radio stations and jukeboxes are playing hit songs from artists such as Johnny Horton, Bobby Darin, Lloyd Price, Frankie Avalon, Paul Anka, The Browns, The Fleetwoods and Wilbert Harrison. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Buddy Holly and Clark Gable would be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "You Bet Your Life", "The Jack Benny Program", "Fury", and "77 Sunset Strip".
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Father Knows Best", "Captain Pugwash", "Felix the Cat", and "Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks". Popular toys at the moment include Spinning Tops, Matchbox toy cars, the Frisbee, and Crater Critters.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 4, 1959.
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Television shows that people were watching in January 1959:
1959 saw the introduction of cars such as the Ford Falcon, the Chevrolet El Camino, the BMW 700, the Mini, the Buick Electra, and the Studebaker Lark.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1959:
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If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1959.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out January 4, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 4.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on January 4, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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