At A Glance

16 June 1959 at a glance

Day of the week
16 June 1959 was a Tuesday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“A Fool Such as I” by Elvis Presley 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 16 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 16 June 1959 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 16 June 1959 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 16 June

  • 1961 While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union.
  • 1963 Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
  • 1963 In an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam, a Joint Communique is signed between President Ngo Dinh Diem and Buddhist leaders.
  • 1972 The largest single-site hydroelectric power project in Canada is inaugurated at Churchill Falls Generating Station.
  • 1977 Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL), by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.

Famous people born on 16 June

  • Tupac Shakur, American rapper and producer (1971–1996)
  • Jürgen Klopp, German footballer and manager (born 1967)
  • Laurie Metcalf, American actress (born 1955)
  • Mithun Chakraborty, Indian actor and politician (born 1950)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1959 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1959 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 26 January – (Australia Day) – Darwin was granted city status
  • 12 February – The Melbourne outdoor performance venue the Sidney Myer Music Bowl is officially opened by Prime Minister Robert Menzies.
  • 15 February – American evangelist Billy Graham begins a tour of Australia.
More events of 1959 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Australia in 1959

Prime Minister

Robert Menzies

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.04

Loaf of Bread

$0.12

Average House

$5,300

Weekly Wage

$13.00

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