December 2, 1959, was a Wednesday. It was 64 years, 11 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
The best-selling single on December 2, 1959 was "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "A Summer Place" was at the top of the box office on December 2, 1959.
This date was 23,715 days ago. Approximately 791 months have passed. It was the 336th day of 1959, in week 49. The decade was the fifties. There were only 29 days left in the year. People born on this day are currently 64 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 264 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
It is Wednesday, December 2, 1959. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The Christmas season of 1959 has begun. 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 A Summer Place 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. Historical film "Ben-Hur" is currently being shown in movie theaters. 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 "What's My Line?", "Maverick", "77 Sunset Strip", and "The Twilight Zone". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Tom Terrific", "Colonel Bleep", "Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks", and "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis". Popular toys at the moment include Spinning Tops, BAS-KET Miniature Basketball, Metal House robots, and Playpal dolls.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 2, 1959.
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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:
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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 December 2, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 2.
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Born on December 2, 1946
He turned 13 on this day in 1959.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on December 2, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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