December 19, 1959, was a Saturday. It was exactly 65 years ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
The best-selling single on December 19, 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 23,742 days ago. Approximately 791 months have passed. It was the 353rd day of 1959, in week 51. The decade was the fifties. The end of 1959 was just 12 days away. People who were born on December 19, 1959, are now 64 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.
The date is December 19, 1959, and it's a Saturday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, attending dances, shopping, and watching sports.
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 "Wagon Train", "Casey Jones", "Bonanza", and "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis". 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", "Lassie", "Noggin the Nog", and "Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy". Children are playing with toys such as Tiny Tears (doll), Matchbox toy cars, Fisher Price Little People, and Crater Critters.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 19, 1959.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 19, 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 19, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 19.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on December 19, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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