Monday 5 January 1959
It was Monday, under the sign of Capricorn (see planets position on January 5, 1959). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Clancy Brown and Agnès Sulem.
In that special week of January people in US were listening to The Chipmunk Song by The Chipmunks.
In UK It's Only Make Believe by Conway Twitty was in the top 5 hits.
Room at the Top, directed by Jack Clayton, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1959
while Women And Thomas Harrow by John P. Marquand was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching The Third Man.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV series released in the last months ?
The Third Man
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The Untouchables
One Step Beyond
Patrick O'Hagan Sings
The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Mungday (Discordianism)
- Catholicism - Feast day of St. John Neumann.
- The eleventh day of Christmas in Western Christianity, and the Twelfth Night of Christmas in Western Christianity.
Famous Birthdays:
- Clancy Brown: American actor.
- Agnès Sulem: Algerian musician, violinist.
- David Eastwood: English historian and academic.
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Planetary positions on this day
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in January 1959?
- LIFE: AntiUS Chinese
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Charles DeGaulle, Man of the Year -- Jan. 5, 1959
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7596
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1959
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of January 1959 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- The Chipmunk Song - The Chipmunks
- The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
- The Teddy Bears - To Know Him, Is To Love Him
- The Everly Brothers - Problems
- Elvis Presley - One Night
- Connie Francis - My Happiness
- The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley
- Clyde McPhatter - A Lover's Question
- Billy Grammer - Gotta Travel On
- Fats Domino - Whole Lotta Loving
Top #10 R&B songs
- Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops
- Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee
- Clyde McPhatter - A Lover's Question
- Fats Domino - Whole Lotta Loving
- The Chipmunk Song - The Chipmunks
- Try Me - James Brown And The Famous Flames
- Dee Clark - Nobody But You
- The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
- The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley
- Pretty Girls Everywhere - Eugene Church and The Fellows
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Women And Thomas Harrow
Bright, clean and fresh, this vintage paperback has light wear from reading and a little tanning from age. No markings, very nice overall. Our Family will pack this book carefully in a bubble wrap envelope.
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Inside Russia Today
1957 1958 Edition. Dust Jacket rough. Book very good, edges show wear from age.
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lyric and sensual, D.H. Lawrence's last novel is one of the major works of fiction of the twentieth century. Filled with scenes of intimate beauty, explores the emotions of a
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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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