Sunday 27 December 1959
It was Sunday, under the sign of Capricorn (see planets position on December 27, 1959). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Mary Holland in San Diego and Gerina Dunwich.
In that special week of December people in US were listening to Heartaches By The Number by Guy Mitchell.
In UK What Do You Want? by Adam Faith was in the top 5 hits.
Our Man in Havana, directed by Carol Reed, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1959
while Groucho And Me by Groucho Marx was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching The Secret Garden.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- The second day of Christmas in Western Christianity.
- A bank holiday in Britain and elsewhere if 25 December or 26 December falls in the weekend.
- R.C. Saints - John the Apostle and Evangelist
Famous Birthdays:
- Mary Holland in San Diego: California, USA; WPVA volleyball player.
- Gerina Dunwich: American astrologer historian and author.
- Andre Tippett: NFL linebacker (New England Patriots).
Famous Deaths:
- Alfonso Reyes: Mexican lawyer and diplomat.
Facts:
- Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game
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Planetary positions on this day
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in December 1959?
- LIFE: Eisenhower in Pakistan
- Time: Anne Bancroft plays The Miracle Worker in playwright William Gibson's new play about Anne Sullivan
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7646
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1959
Genealogy: find out your family heritage
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of December 1959 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Guy Mitchell - Heartaches By The Number
- Frankie Avalon - Why
- Marty Robbins - El Paso
- Miss Toni Fisher - The Big Hurt
- Freddie Cannon - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
- Paul Anka - It's Time To Cry
- Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife
- Bobby Rydell - We Got Love
- Connie Francis - Among My Souvenirs
- Fabian - Hound Dog Man
Top #10 R&B songs
- Brook Benton - So Many Ways
- Lloyd Price and His Orchestra - Come Into My Heart
- The Spacemen - The Clouds
- Sammy Turner - Always
- Jackie Wilson - Talk That Talk
- The Drifters - Dance With Me
- The Fleetwoods - Mr. Blue
- Marv Johnson - You Got What It Takes
- In The Mood - Ernie Fields & Orch.
- Fats Domino - Be My Guest
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Groucho And Me
With impeccable timing, outrageous humor, irreverent wit, and a superb sense of the ridiculous, Groucho tells the saga of the Marx Brothers: the poverty of their childhood in New York's Upper
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Station Wagon In Spain
Station Wagon in Spain, 1959 BCE, by Francis Parkinson Keyes. Hardcover with dust jacket, 224 pages, published by Farrar, Straus & Cudahy.
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Poor No More
Stated First Edition in Very Good condition. Former owner taped the inside flaps to the boards, so tape ghosts at the outsides of the boards and tape ghosts on the flys.
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This Is My God
This Is My God is Herman Wouk's famous introduction to Judaism completely updated and revised with a new chapter, Israel at Forty.
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