Thursday 30 April 1959
It was Thursday, under the sign of Taurus (see planets position on April 30, 1959). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Stephen Harper and Shannon O'Brien.
In that special week of April people in US were listening to Come Softly To Me by The Fleetwoods.
In UK Side Saddle by Russ Conway was in the top 5 hits.
Invisible Invaders, directed by Edward L. Cahn, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1959
while My Brother Was An Only Child by Jack Douglas was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Lili.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Sweden - Birthday of King Carl XVI Gustav, an official flag day.
- Mexico - Children's Day.
- The Netherlands - Queen's Day.
- Saint Pope Pius V
- LaVeyan Satanism - Walpurgisnacht, or Walpurgis Night, as noted in The Satanic Bible.
- Saint Eutropius
- Saint Maximus, 3rd century martyr
- Saint Marianus and James, martyrs in Numidia in 259
- Scandinavia - The arrival of spring, Walpurgis Night.
- Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo
- Roman Empire - third day of the Floralia in honor of Flora.
- Blessed Hildegard
- Blessed Radolf of Affligem
- Blessed Rosemonde
- Vietnam - Liberation Day.
- Bealtaine Eve (From either Irish Bealtaine or Scottish Gaelic). Originally a Celtic Druid holiday.
- Saint Suitbert the Younger (d. 807)
Famous Birthdays:
- Stephen Harper: Canadian politician and Prime Minister of Canada, elected in January 2006.
- Shannon O'Brien: American politician, state treasurer of Massachusetts and unsuccessful Dem.
- W Thomas Smith: Jr, American author and columnist.
- Nina Holtum: Danish writer, author of the thriller, "Ikonen" (The Icon, 2014), chosen as the first released book of the Clausen publishing house.
- Kamaran Abdalla: Iraq -- Actor (Goede Tijden Selechte Tijden).
- Paul Gross: Canadian actor singer producer and screenwriter.
- W Smith: Jr.
- Jean-Yves Le Gall: French engineer, who has served since 2013 as the president of the 'Centre national d'études spatiales' (CNES) (English: National Centre for Space Studies), the French government space agency.
- Lauren Howe: LPGA golfer.
Famous Deaths:
- Armand Louis Joseph Marsick: Composer, dies at 81.
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Magazine Covers
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- LIFE: Gold rush days
- Time: State Department's Herter
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7612
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1959
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of April 1959 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- The Fleetwoods - Come Softly To Me
- Elvis Presley - (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I
- Frankie Avalon - Venus
- Dodie Stevens - Pink Shoe Laces
- The Virtues - Guitar Boogie Shuffle
- Dave Baby Cortez - The Happy Organ
- Elvis Presley - I Need Your Love Tonight
- Travis and Bob - Tell Him No
- The Impalas - Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)
- Fabian - Turn Me Loose
Top #10 R&B songs
- Brook Benton - It's Just A Matter Of Time
- That's Why (I Love You So) - Jackie Wilson
- The Skyliners - Since I Don't Have You
- Chuck Berry - Almost Grown
- The Fleetwoods - Come Softly To Me
- Sam Cooke - Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha
- Lloyd Price - Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)?
- The Fiestas - So Fine
- Dodie Stevens - Pink Shoe Laces
- Charlie Brown - The Coasters
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
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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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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