December 18, 1959, was a Friday. It was 65 years and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
The best-selling single on December 18, 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 23,743 days ago. Approximately 791 months have passed. It was the 352nd day of 1959, in week 51. The decade was the fifties. The end of 1959 was just 13 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 Friday, December 18, 1959. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. People have "that Friday feeling" and are excited for the weekend.
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 "The Jack Benny Program", "Gunsmoke", "Perry Mason", and "Maverick".
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Lassie", "Captain Pugwash", "The Huckleberry Hound Show", and "Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy". Popular toys at the moment include Tonka trucks, Matchbox toy cars, the Hula Hoop, and Crater Critters.
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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.
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 18, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 18.
Archduke of Austria Deceased
Born on December 18, 1863
He was not alive on this date.
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Born on December 18, 1933
He turned 26 on this day in 1959.
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Born on December 18, 1964
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.
Fitness model / wrestler
Born on December 18, 1975
She was born exactly 16 years after this date.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on December 18, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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