Born on 8 November 1959

At A Glance

8 November 1959 at a glance

Day of the week

8 November 1959 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“I'll Never Fall in Love Again” by Johnnie Ray 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 8 November is Scorpio.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 8 November 1959 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for November is Topaz.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 8 November 1959 was First Quarter.

On this day: 8 November

• 1960 John F. Kennedy is elected as the 35th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, who would later be elected president in 1968 and 1972.
• 1965 The British Indian Ocean Territory is created, consisting of Chagos Archipelago, Aldabra, Farquhar and Des Roches islands.
• 1965 The 173rd Airborne is ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong in Operation Hump during the Vietnam War, while the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fight one of the first set-piece engagements of the war between Australian forces and the Viet Cong at the Battle of Gang Toi.
• 1966 Former Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke becomes the first African American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction.
• 1966 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law an antitrust exemption allowing the National Football League to merge with the upstart American Football League.

Famous people born on 8 November

• Matthew Rhys, Welsh actor (born 1974)
• Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, and television host/personality (born 1966)
• Parker Posey, American actress (born 1968)
• Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (1947–1979)

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