Born on 16 October 1959

At A Glance

16 October 1959 at a glance

Day of the week

16 October 1959 was a Friday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“The Three Bells” by The Browns 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 October is Libra.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 16 October 1959 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for October is Opal.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 16 October 1959 was Full Moon.

On this day: 16 October

• 1953 Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro delivers his "History Will Absolve Me" speech, and is sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment by the Fulgencio Batista government for leading an attack on the Moncada Barracks.
• 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis begins: U.S. President John F. Kennedy is informed of photos taken on October 14 by a U-2 showing nuclear missiles (the crisis will last for 13 days starting from this point).
• 1964 China detonates its first nuclear weapon.
• 1964 Leonid Brezhnev becomes leader of the Soviet Communist Party, while Alexei Kosygin becomes the head of government.
• 1968 Tommie Smith and John Carlos are ejected from the US Olympic team for participating in the Olympics Black Power salute.

Famous people born on 16 October

• Tim Robbins, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1958)
• Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player (born 1997)
• Angela Lansbury, English-American actress, singer, and producer (1925–2022)
• Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, and poet (1854–1900)

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