The #1 song in the UK on April 5, 1959

Side Saddle By Russ Conway

Other #1 songs on April 5, 1959

#1 Hit Song

Venus
Frankie Avalon

#1 R&B Song

It's Just a Matter of Time
Brook Benton

#1 Country Song

When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below)
Johnny Horton

Notable April 5 birthdays in the 1950s

Dean Kamen
Entrepreneur
Born April 05, 1951
Oliver Luck
Football Player
Born April 05, 1960
Cammie Lusko
Bodybuilder
Born April 05, 1958
Franklin Chang-Díaz
Astronaut
Born April 05, 1950
Mitch Pileggi
TV Actor
Born April 05, 1952
Frank Gaffney
Journalist
Born April 05, 1953
Stan Ridgway
Pop Singer
Born April 05, 1954