December 17, 1959, was a Thursday. It was 64 years, 10 months, and 29 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
The best-selling single on December 17, 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 occurred 23,710 days ago. Approximately 790 months have passed. It was the 351st day of 1959, in week 51. The decade was the fifties. The end of 1959 was just 14 days away. People who were born on December 17, 1959, are now 64 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 263 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is December 17, 1959, and it's a Thursday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. 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.
On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "Tonight Starring Jack Paar", "Have Gun - Will Travel", and "Casey Jones". 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 "Tom and Jerry", "Mighty Mouse Playhouse", "Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks", and "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis".
Children are playing with toys such as Dimestore soldiers, Tiny Tears (doll), Crater Critters, and Playpal dolls.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 17, 1959.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 17, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
People in December 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 December 17, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 17.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on December 17, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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