October 21, 1959, was a Wednesday. It was 65 years, 2 months, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
The best-selling single on October 21, 1959 was "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The top movie on this day was "Pillow Talk".
This date occurred 23,804 days ago. Approximately 793 months have passed. It was the 294th day of 1959, in week 43. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on October 21, 1959, are now 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 264 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is October 21, 1959, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are 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. Halloween 1959 is quickly approaching.
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 Pillow Talk 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", "What's My Line?", "The Jack Benny Program", and "Maverick". 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. Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Huckleberry Hound Show", "Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks", "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis", and "Dennis the Menace".
Children are playing with toys such as Tonka trucks, Colorforms, Play-Doh, and Metal House robots.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 21, 1959.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 21, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
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:
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 October 21, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 21.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on October 21, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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