Friday 3 April 1959
It was Friday, under the sign of Aries (see planets position on April 3, 1959). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include David Hyde Pierce and David Frankel.
In that special week of April people in US were listening to Venus by Frankie Avalon.
In UK As I Love You by Shirley Bassey was in the top 5 hits.
Das Feuerzeug, directed by Siegfried Hartmann, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1959
while The Ugly American by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Lili.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1959 or at April 03 across the years.
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Holidays:
- Saint Sixtus I
- Saint Agape (died 304)
- Saint Richard (d.1253)
Famous Birthdays:
- David Hyde Pierce
- David Frankel: Director.
- David Frankel
- David Hyde Pierce in Saratoga Springs: New York, USA; actor (Niles Crane - Fraiser).
- David Pierce: American actor, winner of three Emmys and six American Comedy Awards for his role as Niles Crane, Frasier's elite, effete brother on the hit sitcom.
- Shane Connor: TV Actor.
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in April 1959?
- LIFE: Debbie Reynolds
- Time: Left to right: Richard Boone, James Arness, Hugh O'Brian, Ward Bond, James Garner and Dale Robertson
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7608
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1959
Genealogy: find out your family heritage
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of April 1959 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Frankie Avalon - Venus
- The Fleetwoods - Come Softly To Me
- Charlie Brown - The Coasters
- Brook Benton - It's Just A Matter Of Time
- Thomas Wayne - Tragedy
- David Seville - Alvin's Harmonica
- Ricky Nelson - Never Be Anyone Else But You
- Dodie Stevens - Pink Shoe Laces
- The Bell Notes - I've Had It
- Ricky Nelson - It's Late
Top #10 R&B songs
- Brook Benton - It's Just A Matter Of Time
- Charlie Brown - The Coasters
- LaVern Baker - I Cried A Tear
- Hank Ballard And The Midnighters - Teardrops On Your Letter
- (Night Time Is) The Right Time - Ray Charles with the Raylettes
- Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops
- Lloyd Price - Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)?
- Try Me - James Brown And The Famous Flames
- Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee
- Sam Cooke - Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Ugly American
The multi-million-copy bestseller that coined the phrase for tragic American blunders abroad. In the episode that lends the book its title, the "ugly American" is Homer Atkins, a plain and plain-spoken man, who has been sent by the U.S.
More infoWedemeyer Reports!
As the chief planner for General Marshall, and co-author of the Victory Plan, General Wedemeyer had a truly significant hand in shaping and directing the Allied War effort against the Fascist
More infoThe Fig Tree
A satirical description of the attempts of a scientist to convert a fig tree into the tree of life using a chemical process. Scandal soon rocks the very foundations of the church, when the figs turn out to be an ...
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