Born on 13 May 1959

At A Glance

13 May 1959 at a glance

Day of the week

13 May 1959 was a Wednesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Venus” by Frankie Avalon was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1959

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1959 was Ben-Hur.

Star sign

The star sign for 13 May is Taurus.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 13 May 1959 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for May is Emerald.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 13 May 1959 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 13 May

• 1952 The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.
• 1958 During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, the US Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.
• 1958 May 1958 crisis: A group of French military officers lead a coup in Algiers demanding that a government of national unity be formed with Charles de Gaulle at its head in order to defend French control of Algeria.
• 1958 Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000 mi) by land during a ten-year journey.
• 1960 Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.

Famous people born on 13 May

• Robert Pattinson, English actor (born 1986)
• Jaxson Dart, American football player (born 2003)
• Stevie Wonder, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1950)
• Dennis Rodman, American basketball player, wrestler, and actor (born 1961)

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