Monday 13 July 1959
It was Monday, under the sign of Cancer (see planets position on July 13, 1959). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Nerine Kidd Shatner and Danitra Vance.
In that special week of July people in US were listening to Lonely Boy by Paul Anka.
In UK Dream Lover by Bobby Darin was in the top 5 hits.
Blue Denim, directed by Philip Dunne, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1959
while Day Before Yesterday by Eleanor Butler Roosevelt was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Heidi.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Holidays:
- Mongolia - Naadam Holiday, 3rd day
- Bah�'f Faith - Feast of K�lim�t (Words) - First day of the seventh month of the Bah�'f Calendar
- Bon Festival - Buddhist festival to honor the dead (East Japan)
- Kiribati - Independence Day, 2nd day (not a holiday)
Famous Birthdays:
- Nerine Kidd Shatner
- Danitra Vance: Comedienne (SNL, Little Man Tate, Limit Up).
- Nerine Shatner: American model and noted family, the wife of actor Bill Shatner whom she married on 11/15/1999.
- Richard Leman: English field hockey player.
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in July 1959?
- LIFE: Series on aging
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Frol Kozlov -- July 13, 1959
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7623
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1959
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of July 1959 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Paul Anka - Lonely Boy
- Johnny Horton - The Battle Of New Orleans
- Lloyd Price - Personality
- Stonewall Jackson - Waterloo
- Connie Francis - Lipstick On Your Collar
- Fabian - Tiger
- Bobby Darin - Dream Lover
- Freddy Cannon - Tallahassee Lassie
- Carl Dobkins Jr. - My Heart Is An Open Book
- Frankie Avalon - A Boy Without A Girl
Top #10 R&B songs
- Lloyd Price and His Orchestra - Personality
- The Falcons - You're So Fine
- The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You
- Johnny Horton - The Battle Of New Orleans
- Big Jay McNeely - There Is Something On Your Mind
- The Drifters - There Goes My Baby
- Dinah Washington - What A Diff'rence A Day Makes
- Paul Anka - Lonely Boy
- Dee Clark - Just Keep It Up
- Connie Francis - Lipstick On Your Collar
Books
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Elizabeth The Great
A revealing study of the Queen and her court--their daily lives, concerns, topics of conversation, meals, living condition, travels, successes and failures--that places them firmly within the historical context of 16th
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The world-famous novel about the triumphant story of St. Luke. Man of science, and Gospel writer. Today St. Luke is known as the author of the third Gospel of the New Testament, but two thousand years ago he was Lucanus, ...
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