May 27, 1959, was a Wednesday. It was 65 years, 5 months, and 25 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.
The best-selling single on May 27, 1959 was "Kansas City" by Wilbert Harrison.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The top movie on this day was "Some Like It Hot".
This date occurred 23,920 days ago. Approximately 797 months have passed. It was the 147th day of 1959, in week 22. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on May 27, 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 go back to the fifties.
The date is May 27, 1959, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Gemini. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
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 "The Jack Benny Program", "The Danny Thomas Show", "Gunsmoke", 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.
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Captain Kangaroo", "The Gumby Show", and "The Ruff and Reddy Show". Children are playing with toys such as Dimestore soldiers, Tiny Tears (doll), Colorforms, and Fisher Price Little People.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 27, 1959.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 27, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
In May 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.
If you were a kid on May 27, 1959, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
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 May 27, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 27.
US Secretary of State Deceased
Born on May 27, 1923
He turned 36 on this day in 1959.
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Born on May 27, 1943
She turned 16 on this day in 1959.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on May 27, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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