Wednesday 20 May 1959
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Taurus (see planets position 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 Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart 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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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Saint Austregisilus
- Saint Lucifer
- Saint Theodore of Pavia
- Saint Bernardine of Siena
- East Timor National Day.
- Cameroon National Day.
- Saint Ivo of Chartres
Famous Birthdays:
- Daniel Darc: French singer of the "after punk" and new wave band "Taxi Girl".
- Israel Kamakawiwo'ole: Hawaiian singer (d. 1997).
- Juan Carlos Letelier
- Susan Cowsill: American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Cowsills and Continental Drifters).
- Annabel Giles: Welsh-English radio and television host.
- Nicole Brown Simpson: Celebrity.
- Bronson Pinchot: American actor and singer.
- Peter Greene in Brooklyn: New York, USA; producer (After Midnight).
- Bronson Pinchot in New York City: New York, USA; actor (Perfect Strangers, Beverly Hills Cop).
- Israel Kamakawiwoʻole: Folk Singer.
Famous Deaths:
- Alfred Schutz: Austrian/US architect/philosopher, dies at age 60.
Facts:
- Shah of Persia visits Netherlands
- Yanks sink to last place, 1st time since May 25, 1940
- Ford wins battle with Chrysler to call its new car "Falcon".
- Japanese-Americans regain their citizenship.
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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
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1959
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of May 1959 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
- The Impalas - Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)
- Dave Baby Cortez - The Happy Organ
- Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) - Edward Byrnes
- 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 R&B songs
- Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
- That's Why (I Love You So) - Jackie Wilson
- 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
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Nine Coaches Waiting
A governess in a French château encounters an apparent plot against her young charge's life in this unforgettably haunting and beautifully written suspense novel.
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Dear And Glorious Physician
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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The Watch That Ends The Night
George and Catherine Stewart share not only the burden of Catherine's heart disease, which could cause her death at any time, but the memory of Jerome Martell, her first husband and
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