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), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Macmillan (Conservative), Pope John XXIII was leading the Catholic Church.
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 Only In America by Harry Lewis Golden 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
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Events
- Shah of Persia visits Netherlands
- Ford wins battle with Chrysler to call its new car "Falcon".
- Japanese-Americans regain their citizenship.
Famous Birthday
- 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 Deaths
- Alfred Schutz: Austrian/US architect/philosopher, dies...
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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
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of May 20, 1959?
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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
- 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 #5 songs in the UK
Top #10 R&B songs
- 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
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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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
Brenner
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?
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Folk Medicine
By: Deforest Clinton Jarvis
In an essential work for any sufferer of the debilitating illness, the best-selling author of Folk Medicine focuses his extraordinary talents on providing natural and effective remedies for
Elizabeth The Great
By: Elizabeth Jenkins
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
Dear And Glorious Physician
By: Taylor Caldwell
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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