October 17, 1959, was a Saturday. It was 65 years, 1 month, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
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The best-selling single on October 17, 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 occurred 23,777 days ago. Approximately 793 months have passed. It was the 290th day of 1959, in week 42. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on October 17, 1959, are now 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 264 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is October 17, 1959, and it's a Saturday. 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.
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. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "You Bet Your Life", "The Jack Benny Program", and "The Untouchables".
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 "Felix the Cat". Children are playing with toys such as Foto-Electric Baseball, Colorforms, the Frisbee, and Playpal dolls.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 17, 1959.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 17, 1959.
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People in October 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:
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 17, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 17.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on October 17, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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