October 14, 1959, was a Wednesday. It was 65 years, 1 month, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
The best-selling single on October 14, 1959 was "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "The FBI Story" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date was 23,774 days ago. Approximately 792 months have passed. It was the 287th day of 1959, in week 42. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 264 seasons of weather since this date.
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It is Wednesday, October 14, 1959. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend 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 The FBI Story 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 "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "The Mickey Mouse Club", "The Gumby Show", "Heckle and Jeckle", and "The Rifleman". Popular toys at the moment include Colorforms, Matchbox toy cars, the Hula Hoop, and Playpal dolls.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 14, 1959.
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Notable events that happened close to October 14, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
TV audiences were watching the following shows on October 14, 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.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1959:
Toys and games that were popular in 1959:
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 14, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 14.
Irish revolutionary leader Deceased
Born on October 14, 1882
He turned 77 on this day in 1959.
US President Deceased
Born on October 14, 1890
He turned 69 on this day in 1959.
Murder victim Deceased
Born on October 14, 1973
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on October 14, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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