October 11, 1959, was a Sunday. It was 65 years, 2 months, and 11 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
The best-selling single on October 11, 1959 was "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "But Not for Me" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date occurred 23,814 days ago. Approximately 794 months have passed. It was the 284th day of 1959, in week 41. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on October 11, 1959, are now 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 265 seasons of weather since this date.
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The date is October 11, 1959, and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. People are currently enjoying their weekend. However, because it's a Sunday, some are dreading the week ahead.
The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker. There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. In music, the song "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin is the best-selling record at the moment.
Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and the movie But Not for Me 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 "What's My Line?", "The Danny Thomas Show", "Maverick", and "Bonanza".
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 "Lassie", "Father Knows Best", "The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole", and "The Huckleberry Hound Show". Children are playing with toys such as Tonka trucks, Foto-Electric Baseball, Toy Guns, and BAS-KET Miniature Basketball.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 11, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
TV audiences were watching the following shows on October 11, 1959:
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 October 11, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 11.
Real-estate developer Deceased
Born on October 11, 1905
He turned 54 on this day in 1959.
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Born on October 11, 1985
She was born exactly 26 years after this date.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on October 11, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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