February 16, 1959, was a Monday. It was 65 years, 10 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.
Notable events that occurred on February 16, 1959:
The best-selling single on February 16, 1959 was "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "Auntie Mame" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date was 24,051 days ago. Approximately 802 months have passed. It was the 47th day of 1959, in week 08. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 267 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Monday, February 16, 1959. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Aquarius. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.
Valentine's Day of 1959 has just passed. In music, the song "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price 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 Clark Gable would be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Jack Benny Program", "Gunsmoke", "Casey Jones", and "77 Sunset Strip".
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Mickey Mouse Club", "Mighty Mouse Playhouse", "Tom Terrific", and "Captain Pugwash". Popular toys at the moment include Foto-Electric Baseball, Toy Guns, Spinning Tops, and Fisher Price Little People.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on February 16, 1959.
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Notable events that happened close to February 16, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
TV audiences were watching the following shows on February 16, 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:
Toys and games that were popular in 1959:
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 February 16, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on February 16.
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He turned 18 on this day in 1959.
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She turned 5 on this day in 1959.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on February 16, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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