Born on 23 June 1959

At A Glance

23 June 1959 at a glance

Day of the week

23 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 23 June is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 23 June 1959 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 23 June 1959 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 23 June

• 1956 The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferring a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa.
• 1959 Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career.
• 1960 The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world.
• 1961 The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes into force.
• 1967 Cold War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for the three-day Glassboro Summit Conference.

Famous people born on 23 June

• Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom (1894–1972)
• Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (1912–1954)
• Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager (born 1972)
• Joel Edgerton, Australian actor (born 1974)

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