Friday 3 April 1959
US date format: 4/3/1959, UK date format: 3/4/1959
It was Friday, under the sign of Aries (see birth chart 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 Fig Tree by Aubrey Menen was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Lili.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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What the sky looked like on 3 April 1959
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Historical Events
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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 -...
- David Pierce: American actor, winner of three Emmys...
- Shane Connor: TV Actor.
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Magazine Covers
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- 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
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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
- The Coasters - Charlie Brown
- 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
- The Coasters - Charlie Brown
- LaVern Baker - I Cried A Tear
- Hank Ballard And The Midnighters - Teardrops On Your Letter
- Ray Charles with the Raylettes - (Night Time Is) The Right Time
- 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 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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Nine Coaches Waiting
A governess in a French château encounters an apparent plot against her young charge's life in this unforgettably haunting and beautifully written suspense novel.
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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.
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Breakfast At Tiffany'S
In this seductive, wistful masterpiece, Truman Capote created a woman whose name has entered the American idiom and whose style is a part of the literary landscape.
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