September 26, 1959, was a Saturday. It was 65 years, 2 months, and 24 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
The best-selling single on September 26, 1959 was "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The top movie on this day was "North by Northwest".
This date was 23,827 days ago. Approximately 794 months have passed. It was the 269th day of 1959, in week 39. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 265 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the fifties.
It is Saturday, September 26, 1959. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Libra. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, attending dances, shopping, and watching sports.
Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool, and trees are starting to shed their leaves. The earthy smells of autumn have started to fill the air. In music, the song "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny 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. 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 "Fury", "Tonight Starring Jack Paar", "Casey Jones", and "Rawhide". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Lassie", "Tom Terrific", "Clutch Cargo", and "Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy". Popular toys at the moment include Tonka trucks, Tiny Tears (doll), BAS-KET Miniature Basketball, and Wooly Willy.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 26, 1959.
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Notable events that happened close to September 26, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
In September 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 September 26, 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 September 26, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on September 26.
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Born on September 26, 1948
She turned 11 on this day in 1959.
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Born on September 26, 1970
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.
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Born on September 26, 1981
She was born exactly 22 years after this date.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on September 26, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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