Tuesday 17 March 1959, St. Patrick's Day
US date format: 3/17/1959, UK date format: 17/3/1959
It was Tuesday, under the sign of Pisces (see birth chart on March 17, 1959). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Danny Ainge and Flavor Flav.
In that special week of March 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.
Compulsion, directed by Richard Fleischer, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1959
while Wedemeyer Reports! by General Albert C. Wedemeyer 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 17 March 1959
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Ancient Rome - the second day of the Bacchanalia in honor of Bacchus
- Ancient Rome - the Liberalia in honor of Liber
- St. Agricola
- St. Joseph of Arimathea
- Feast day of St Patrick: a public holiday in Ireland (National feast) and Montserrat, widely celebrated in North America and worldwide (see St. Patrick's Day)
- Ancient Latvia - Kustonu Diena (return of the larks) observed
- Boston, Massachusetts - Evacuation Day
Famous Birthdays:
- Danny Ainge: American basketball player, the one-time...
- Flavor Flav: Musician.
- Terry Hall: (Special, Fun Boy 3).
- Brian Douglas Jones in Auckland: New Zealand; tornado class yachter...
- Jens Stoltenberg: Politician.
- Christian Clemenson: American actor.
- Paul Black: American singer-songwriter and drummer...
- Mike Lindup: British rock keyboardist/singer (Level...
Facts:
- Australia and the USSR restore diplomatic relations
- Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India
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Magazine Covers
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- LIFE: Leopard
- Time: Harvard theologian
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7606
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- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1959
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of March 1959 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
Top #10 R&B songs
- Brook Benton - It's Just A Matter Of Time
- LaVern Baker - I Cried A Tear
- The Coasters - Charlie Brown
- Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee
- Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops
- Eugene Church and The Fellows - Pretty Girls Everywhere
- Hank Ballard And The Midnighters - Teardrops On Your Letter
- Try Me - James Brown And The Famous Flames
- Ray Charles with the Raylettes - (Night Time Is) The Right Time
- Sam Cooke - Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Wedemeyer 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 powers.
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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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The Devil In Bucks County
Front cover,The Devil In Bucks County, Simon and Schuster, New York , 1959
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Henderson The Rain King
"It blazes as fiercly and scintillatingly as a forest fire. There is life here; a great rage to live more fully.
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