May 19, 1959, was a Tuesday. It was 65 years, 11 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.
Notable events that occurred on May 19, 1959:
People who were born on this exact date:
The best-selling single on May 19, 1959 was "Kansas City" by Wilbert Harrison.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "Some Like It Hot" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date occurred 24,093 days ago. Approximately 803 months have passed. It was the 139th day of 1959, in week 21. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on May 19, 1959, are now 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 268 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is May 19, 1959, and it's a Tuesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Taurus. The summer of 1959 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up, and the evenings are brighter than usual. The school year is nearly finished.
In music, the song "Kansas City" by Wilbert Harrison is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and the movie Some Like It Hot 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 "You Bet Your Life", "The Danny Thomas Show", "77 Sunset Strip", and "Rawhide". 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", "The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole", "Felix the Cat", and "Clutch Cargo".
Children are playing with toys such as Foto-Electric Baseball, Tiny Tears (doll), Wooly Willy, and the Hula Hoop.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 19, 1959.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 19, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
People in May 1959 were watching the following TV 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:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
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 May 19, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 19.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on May 19, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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