August 21, 1959, was a Friday. It was 65 years, 4 months, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.
Notable events that occurred on August 21, 1959:
The best-selling single on August 21, 1959 was "A Big Hunk o' Love" by Elvis Presley.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The top movie on this day was "North by Northwest".
This date occurred 23,865 days ago. Approximately 796 months have passed. It was the 233rd day of 1959, in week 34. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on August 21, 1959, are now 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 265 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is August 21, 1959, and it's a Friday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Leo. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
The summer of 1959 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner. In music, the song "A Big Hunk o' Love" by Elvis Presley is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and the movie North by Northwest 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 "Fury", "Have Gun - Will Travel", "Perry Mason", and "77 Sunset Strip". 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 "Father Knows Best", "Captain Kangaroo", "Captain Pugwash", and "The Huckleberry Hound Show". Children are playing with toys such as Spinning Tops, Matchbox toy cars, Wooly Willy, and the Frisbee.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 21, 1959.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 21, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
People in August 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:
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 August 21, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 21.
Basketball player Deceased
Born on August 21, 1936
He turned 23 on this day in 1959.
Soccer player
Born on August 21, 1988
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on August 21, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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