April 23, 1959, was a Thursday. It was 65 years and 7 months ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.
People who were born on this exact date:
The best-selling single on April 23, 1959 was "Come Softly to Me" by The Fleetwoods.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The top movie on this day was "Imitation of Life".
This date occurred 23,956 days ago. Approximately 799 months have passed. It was the 113th day of 1959, in week 17. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on April 23, 1959, are now 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 266 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is April 23, 1959, and it's a Thursday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Taurus. The summer of 1959 is drawing closer, and temperatures have started to rise.
In music, the song "Come Softly to Me" by The Fleetwoods is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and the movie Imitation of Life is at the top of the box office. Harold Macmillan is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "You Bet Your Life", "Tonight Starring Jack Paar", and "Perry Mason". 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. Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Captain Kangaroo", "The Gumby Show", and "Felix the Cat".
Children are playing with toys such as Colorforms, Matchbox toy cars, Metal House robots, and Fisher Price Little People.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 23, 1959.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 23, 1959.
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In April 1959, TV audiences were watching the following series:
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.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
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 April 23, 1965, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on April 23, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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