Monday 31 August 1959
It was Monday, under the sign of Virgo (see planets position on August 31, 1959). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Laurence Parisot and Tony DeFranco.
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 Ugly American by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick 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:
- Trinidad and Tobago - Independence Day (from Great Britain, 1962)
- Kyrgyzstan - Independence Day (from USSR, 1991)
- Malaysia - Hari Merdeka, a National Day (independence within the Commonwealth, 1957)
- Moldova: Day of Our Language (Limba Noastra)
- Calendar of Saints - Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, San Abbondio, Saint Raymond Nonnatus
Famous Birthdays:
- Laurence Parisot: French businesswoman and billionaire, the head of the French MEDEF employers' union from 5 July 2005 to 3 July 2013.
- Rachel Dennison in Knoxville: Tennessee, USA; actress (Doralee Rhodes - 9 to 5).
- Tony DeFranco: Rocker (DeFranco Family).
- Ralph Krueger: Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
- Jessica Upshaw: American lawyer and politician (d. 2013).
Famous Deaths:
- Charles Delaney: Dies at 67.
Facts:
- 48th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (3-2)
- Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open
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Magazine Covers
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- LIFE: Exploration tales
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: James Hoffa -- Aug. 31, 1959
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7630
- 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
- Santo and Johnny - Sleep Walk
- Sammy Turner - Lavender-Blue
- Lloyd Price - I'm Gonna Get Married
- What'd I Say (Part I) - Ray Charles
- Elvis Presley - A Big Hunk O' Love
- The Drifters - There Goes My Baby
- Johnny and the Hurricanes - Red River Rock
- Fats Domino - I Want To Walk You Home
Top #10 R&B songs
- Brook Benton - Thank You Pretty Baby
- Lloyd Price - I'm Gonna Get Married
- What'd I Say (Part I & II) - Ray Charles and his Orchestra
- Fats Domino - I Want To Walk You Home
- Nina Simone - I Loves You, Porgy
- The Drifters - There Goes My Baby
- Dinah Washington - What A Diff'rence A Day Makes
- Big Jay McNeely - There Is Something On Your Mind
- Johnny And The Hurricanes - Red River Rock
- The Browns - The Three Bells
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
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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The Thirteenth Apostle
Los Angeles Times: "This is the stuff of which great novels are made . . . A powerful and significant book."This
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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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