April 16, 1959, was a Thursday. It was 65 years, 7 months, and 9 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.
The best-selling single on April 16, 1959 was "Come Softly to Me" by The Fleetwoods.
The top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "Some Like It Hot" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date was 23,965 days ago. Approximately 799 months have passed. It was the 106th day of 1959, in week 16. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 65 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 266 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Thursday, April 16, 1959. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Aries. The summer of 1959 is drawing closer, and temperatures have started to rise.
In music, the song "Come Softly to Me" by The Fleetwoods is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and the movie Some Like It Hot 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 "You Bet Your Life", "Wagon Train", "Maverick", and "77 Sunset Strip". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Lassie", "Mighty Mouse Playhouse", "Colonel Bleep", and "Leave It to Beaver".
Popular toys at the moment include Dimestore soldiers, Colorforms, Wooly Willy, and Metal House robots.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 16, 1959.
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Notable events that happened close to April 16, 1959.
Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.
TV audiences were watching the following shows on April 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 April 16, 1965, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 16.
Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on April 16, 1959.
Harold Macmillan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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