October 26, 1959, was a Monday. It was 65 years and 11 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.
The best-selling single on October 26, 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 was 23,753 days ago. Approximately 792 months have passed. It was the 299th day of 1959, in week 44. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 264 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the fifties.
It is Monday, October 26, 1959. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Scorpio. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.
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 just days away. People are watching horror movies and thinking about which costume they are going to wear. Others are organizing parties.
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.
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 "The Jack Benny Program", "The Danny Thomas Show", "Have Gun - Will Travel", and "The Untouchables". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "The Gumby Show", "Colonel Bleep", "Captain Pugwash", and "Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown".
Popular toys at the moment include Foto-Electric Baseball, Matchbox toy cars, Play-Doh, and Fisher Price Little People.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 26, 1959.
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Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
In October 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 October 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 October 26, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 26.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on October 26, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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