What happened on Sunday November 15, 1959?

About November 15th, 1959, in brief:

  • Historical events: Union forces under Major General William Tecumseh Sherman commenced their strategic 'March to the Sea' from Atlanta, Georgia. This pivotal military campaign during the American Civil War involved a scorched earth strategy that significantly weakened the Confederate war effort and hastened the war's conclusion.
  • Day of the week: November 15th, 1959 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Scorpio (in western zodiac), Pig (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Full Moon
  • #1 US song: Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin
  • #1 UK song: Travellin' Light by Cliff Richard & The Shadows
  • Popular movie: The World's End directed by Edgar Wright

More about November 15th, 1959? See below for more news and curiosities on November 15th, 1959.

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November 15, 1959: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on November 15, 1959:

  • Sherman's March to the Sea Begins Union forces under Major General William Tecumseh Sherman commenced their strategic 'March to the Sea' from Atlanta, Georgia. This pivotal military campaign during the American Civil War involved a scorched earth strategy that significantly weakened the Confederate war effort and hastened the war's conclusion.
  • Clutter Family Murders in Kansas A horrific quadruple murder occurred at the Clutter family farm near Holcomb, Kansas. Dick Hickock and Perry Smith brutally killed Herbert Clutter, his wife Bonnie, and their teenage children Nancy and Kenyon. This tragic event would later inspire Truman Capote's groundbreaking non-fiction novel 'In Cold Blood', which revolutionized the true crime genre.
  • Death of Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Nobel Laureate Physicist Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, a renowned Scottish physicist who made significant contributions to atmospheric science and cloud physics, passed away. Wilson is best known for inventing the cloud chamber, a device used to detect ionizing radiation, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927.

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November 15, 1959: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

LIFE Magazine

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November 15, 1959: What were the main match results that day?

NFL - American Football

  • Baltimore Colts - Green Bay Packers : 28 - 24
  • Chicago Cardinals - Philadelphia Eagles : 17 - 27
  • Cleveland Browns - Washington Redskins : 31 - 17
  • Los Angeles Rams - Detroit Lions : 17 - 23
  • Pittsburgh Steelers - New York Giants : 14 - 9
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What day of the week was November 15, 1959?


November 15, 1959 was a Sunday and it was the 319th day of the year 1959 in the Gregorian calendar.

November 15, 1959 can also be written as 11/15/1959 in the US and as 15/11/1959 in UK and Europe.

November 15, 1959 in November 1959 calendar

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Who was born on November 15, 1959?


Famous people born on November 15, 1959:

  • Paul McGann

    Paul McGann is a prominent British actor best known for portraying the Eighth Doctor in the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who...

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November 15, 1959: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on November 15, 1959:

  • Charles Thomson Rees Wilson

    Scottish physicist and meteorologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1869).

  • Hal Clarendon

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November 15, 1959: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on November 15, 1959 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week November 9th and November 15th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

November 15, 1959: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on November 15, 1959 was Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin, according to the music chart for the week November 9th and November 15th.

  1. - Mack The Knife youtube
  2. - Mr. Blue youtube
  3. - Put Your Head On My Shoulder youtube
  4. - Don't You Know youtube
  5. - Lonely Street youtube

November 15, 1959: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on November 15, 1959 was Travellin' Light by Cliff Richard & The Shadows, according to the music chart for the week November 9th and November 15th.

  1. - Travellin' Light youtube
  2. - Mack The Knife youtube
  3. - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? youtube
  4. - Red River Rock youtube
  5. - ('Til) I Kissed You youtube

November 15, 1959: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on November 15, 1959 was Poison Ivy by The Coasters, according to the music chart for the week November 9th and November 15th.

  1. - Poison Ivy
  2. - So Many Ways
  3. - Don't You Know youtube
  4. - You Better Know It
  5. - <P6>(If You Cry) <P255>True Love, True Love
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November 15, 1959: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for November 15th is Scorpio.

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November 15, 1959: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for November 15, 1959 is Pig and the associated element is Earth.

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November 15, 1959: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on November 15, 1959 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on November 15, 1959 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on November 15, 1959 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 98% full, rising at 05:11 pm and setting at 07:34 am.

The previous full moon was on Oct 16, 1959 while the next full moon would come on Dec 15, 1959.

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How old is someone born on November 15, 1959?


Someone born on November 15, 1959 is:

65 years 5 months old,

or 785 months and 18 days old,

or 3415 weeks and 6 days old,

or 23911 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on November 15, 1959?

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