Born on 14 May 1959

At A Glance

14 May 1959 at a glance

Day of the week

14 May 1959 was a Thursday.

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 14 May is Taurus.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 14 May 1959 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for May is Emerald.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 14 May 1959 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 14 May

• 1948 Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
• 1951 Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
• 1953 Approximately 7,100 brewery workers in Milwaukee perform a walkout, marking the start of the 1953 Milwaukee brewery strike.
• 1955 Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
• 1970 Andreas Baader is freed from custody by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of the Red Army Faction.

Famous people born on 14 May

• Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founder of Facebook (born 1984)
• George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm (born 1944)
• Cate Blanchett, Australian actress (born 1969)
• Rob Gronkowski, American football player (born 1989)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)