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Wednesday May 20, 1959
US date format: 5/20/1959, UK date format: 20/5/1959
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Taurus (see birth chart on May 20, 1959). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Daniel Darc and Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.
In that special week of May people in US were listening to Kansas City by Wilbert Harrison.
In UK A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight by Elvis Presley was in the top 5 hits.
Face of a Fugitive, directed by Paul Wendkos, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1959
while What We Must Know About Communism by Harry and Bonaro Overstreet 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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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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Face of a Fugitive
Directed by: Paul Wendkos
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Lin McCarthy, Dorothy Green, Alan Baxter
The Gunfight at Dodge City
Directed by: Joseph M. Newman
Starring: Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Nancy Gates
Look Back in Anger
Directed by: Tony Richardson
Starring: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Mary Ure, Edith Evans
It Happened to Jane
Directed by: Richard Quine
Starring: Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Steve Forrest
The Wild and the Innocent
Directed by: Jack Sher
Starring: Audie Murphy, Joanne Dru, Gilbert Roland, Jim Backus
Historical Events
Which were the important events of May 20, 1959?
- Saint Austregisilus
- Saint Lucifer
- Saint Theodore of Pavia
- Saint Bernardine of Siena
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Holidays
- Shah of Persia visits Netherlands
Events
- Daniel Darc: French singer of the "after punk" and...
- Israel Kamakawiwo'ole: Hawaiian singer (d. 1997).
- Juan Carlos Letelier
- Susan Cowsill: American singer-songwriter and guitarist...
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Famous Birthday
- Alfred Schutz: Austrian/US architect/philosopher, dies...
Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of May 20, 1959?
- Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
- The Impalas - Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)
- Dave Baby Cortez - The Happy Organ
- Edward Byrnes - Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)
- Dion and the Belmonts - A Teenager In Love
- Bobby Darin - Dream Lover
- Johnny Horton - The Battle Of New Orleans
- Martin Denny - Quiet Village
- Fabian - Turn Me Loose
- Dodie Stevens - Pink Shoe Laces
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
- Jackie Wilson - That's Why (I Love You So)
- The Fiestas - So Fine
- Brook Benton - Endlessly
- Dave "Baby" Cortez - The Happy Organ
- Dodie Stevens - Pink Shoe Laces
- LaVern Baker - I Waited Too Long
- Chuck Berry - Almost Grown
- The Platters - Enchanted
- Sam Cooke - Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha
Top #10 R&B songs
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
Heidi
Directed by: Daniel Ray
Lili
Directed by: Charles Walters
Border Patrol
Directed by: Steven Rosenbaum
Juke Box Jury
Starring: David Jacobs
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in May 1959?
- LIFE: Jimmy Hoffa
- Time: Chris Craft's president
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7615
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
What We Must Know About Communism
By: Harry and Bonaro Overstreet
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
The Status Seekers
By: Vance Packard
"An explosive exploration of class behavior in America and the hidden barriers that affect you, your community, and your future."
The Ugly American
By: William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick
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.
The Middle Age Of Mrs. Eliot
By: Angus Wilson
Meg Eliot is the wife of a successful barrister and with that comes a lovely home in Westminster, cocktail parties and a round of charity committees.
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