Friday 28 August 1959
It was Friday, under the sign of Virgo (see planets position on August 28, 1959). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include John Allen Nelson and Brian Thompson.
In that special week of August people in US were listening to The Three Bells by The Browns.
In UK Living Doll by Cliff Richard & The Drifters was in the top 5 hits.
Les liaisons dangereuses, directed by Roger Vadim, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1959
while The Light Infantry Ball by Hamilton Basso was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Blaulicht.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Many Christian churches: feast day of Saint Augustine of Hippo.
- Hong Kong: Liberation Day (1945)
Famous Birthdays:
- John Allen Nelson
- Brian Thompson: American actor director producer and screenwriter.
- Yves Rossy: Inventor.
- Jeanette Winterson: Novelist.
Famous Deaths:
- Bohuslav Jan Martinu: Czech Composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68.
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Planetary positions on this day
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in August 1959?
- LIFE: White House hopefuls Kennedys
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Rocky Colavito -- Aug. 24, 1959
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7629
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1959
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of August 1959 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- The Browns - The Three Bells
- Phil Phillips - Sea Of Love
- Sammy Turner - Lavender-Blue
- Elvis Presley - A Big Hunk O' Love
- Carl Dobkins Jr. - My Heart Is An Open Book
- What'd I Say (Part I) - Ray Charles
- The Drifters - There Goes My Baby
- Santo and Johnny - Sleep Walk
- Dinah Washington - What A Diff'rence A Day Makes
- Fats Domino - I Want To Walk You Home
Top #10 R&B songs
- Brook Benton - Thank You Pretty Baby
- What'd I Say (Part I & II) - Ray Charles and his Orchestra
- The Drifters - There Goes My Baby
- Lloyd Price - I'm Gonna Get Married
- Fats Domino - I Want To Walk You Home
- The Falcons - You're So Fine
- Nina Simone - I Loves You, Porgy
- Big Jay McNeely - There Is Something On Your Mind
- Paul Anka - Lonely Boy
- Phil Phillips With The Twilights - Sea Of Love
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Light Infantry Ball
The Light Infantry Ball, 1959 1st Edition, by Hamilton Basso. Hardcover with dust jacket, 476 pages, published by Doubleday & Company.
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Charley Weaver'S Letters From Mamma
From coast to coast more people are keeping their television sets on much later, more nights because of Cliff Arquette. A regular on NBC's "Jack Paar Show," Cliff's meteoric rise
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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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