At A Glance

11 September 1959 at a glance

Day of the week
11 September 1959 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “The Three Bells” by The Browns.
Top Film of 1959
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1959 was Ben-Hur.
Bestselling Novel of 1959
“Exodus” by Leon Uris was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1959.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Gunsmoke” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1959–60 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 September 1959 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 September 1959 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 11 September

  • 1961 Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.
  • 1965 Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Army captures the town of Burki, just southeast of Lahore.
  • 1967 China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched an attack on Indian posts at Nathu La, Sikkim, India, which resulted in military clashes.
  • 1968 John Eliot Gardiner conducts Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine with the Monteverdi Choir at the Proms.
  • 1971 The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.

Famous people born on September 11

  • Bashar al-Assad, Syrian politician, 21st President of Syria (born 1965)
  • Maria Bartiromo, American financial journalist and television personality (born 1967)
  • Taraji P. Henson, American actress and singer (born 1970)
  • Amy Madigan, American actress (born 1950)

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Events of 1959 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1959 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 3 – Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state (see History of Alaska).
  • January 12 – The Motown record label is founded as Tamla by Berry Gordy in Detroit.
  • May 8 – The first Little Caesars pizza restaurant is opened by Mike Ilitch and his wife Marian in Garden City, Michigan.
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Life in the US in 1959

President

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Gas (per gallon)

$0.31

Loaf of Bread

$0.20

Average House

$11,500

Weekly Wage

$83

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