December 16, 1959, was a Wednesday. It was 65 years and 7 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
The best-selling single on December 16, 1959 was "Heartaches" by the Number.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "Pillow Talk" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date was 23,749 days ago. Approximately 792 months have passed. It was the 350th day of 1959, in week 51. The decade was the fifties. The end of 1959 was just 15 days away. 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.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Wednesday, December 16, 1959. Babies who are 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 is in full swing. People are putting up their decorations and festive songs are playing on the radio. In music, the song "Heartaches" by the Number 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 "Fury", "Maverick", "Casey Jones", and "Rawhide".
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Colonel Bleep", "The Ruff and Reddy Show", "The Rifleman", and "Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks". Popular toys at the moment include Dimestore soldiers, Tonka trucks, Toy Guns, and Spinning Tops.
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Notable events that happened close to December 16, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
TV audiences were watching the following shows on December 16, 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 December 16, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 16.
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Born on December 16, 1961
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.
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Born on December 16, 1979
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.
German soccer player
Born on December 16, 1988
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on December 16, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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