Monday 1 August 1960
It was Monday, under the sign of Leo (see planets position on August 1, 1960). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Chuck D and Cassandre Hornez.
In that special week of August people in US were listening to I'm Sorry by Brenda Lee.
In UK Please Don't Tease by Cliff Richard was in the top 5 hits.
Black Sunday, directed by Mario Bava, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1960
while The Conscience Of A Conservative by Barry Goldwater was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching My Sister Eileen.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1960 or at August 01 across the years.
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TV Series
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Orthodox Christianity - Procession of the Cross
- Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago - Emancipation Day
- St. Pellegrini/Peregrinus
- Angola - Armed Forces Day
- Switzerland - National Day
- Benin - National Day
- Bah�'f Faith - Feast of Kam�l (Perfection) - First day of the eighth month of the Bah�'f Calendar
- Sts. Faith, Hope, and Charity (sisters).
- Roman Catholicism - the feasts of at least 5 saints: St. Ethelwolf
- Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Yorkshire Day
- People's Republic of China - Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Liberation Army
- Lughnasadh - L� L�nasa, the traditional first day of Autumn in Ireland.
- Rastafari movement - Celebration of the liberation of Haile Selassie from slavery
- Nicaragua - Fiesta Day
- Lammas - Neopagan festival of Lammas
- Lebanon - Army's Day (Eid al-Jaysh)
- World Scout Day - anniversary of the first day of the Brownsea Island Camp in 1907, where Robert Baden-Powell began scouting.
- Democratic Republic of Congo - Parent's Day
Famous Birthdays:
- Chuck D: American rapper and producer (Public Enemy The Bomb Squad and Confrontation Camp).
- Cassandre Hornez
- Professor Griff: American rapper (Public Enemy and Confrontation Camp).
- Suzi Gardner: American singer-songwriter and guitarist (L7).
- Richard Roeper: Critic.
- Zoltán Hargitay: American noted family, the son of Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay.
Facts:
- Aretha Franklins 1st recording session
- Chubby Checker releases The Twist
- Benin (Dahomey) gains independence from France.
- Communist Party of Independence and Work is banned in Senegal.
- Islamabad declared as the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan.
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Magazine Covers
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- LIFE: Theme parks giraffe
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Nelson Rockefeller, Richard M. Nixon -- Aug. 1, 1960
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7677
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1960
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of August 1960 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Brenda Lee - I'm Sorry
- Brian Hyland - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini
- Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never
- Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)
- Hollywood Argyles - Alley-Oop
- Safaris - Image Of A Girl
- Ray Peterson - Tell Laura I Love Her
- Hank Locklin - Please Help Me, I'm Falling
- The Fendermen - Mule Skinner Blues
- Brenda Lee - That's All You Gotta Do
Top #10 R&B songs
- Jackie Wilson - A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
- Dinah Washington - This Bitter Earth
- Ray Charles and his Orchestra - Sticks And Stones
- There's Something On Your Mind (Part 2) - Bobby Marchan
- Brenda Lee - I'm Sorry
- Dinah Washington & Brook Benton - A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)
- Fats Domino - Walking To New Orleans
- Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) - Jon Thomas and Orchestra
- Hollywood Argyles - Alley-Oop
- Ike & Tina Turner - A Fool In Love
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Conscience Of A Conservative
2011 Reprint of 1960 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "The Conscience of a Conservative" was published by Goldwater when he
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The Law And The Profits
A very nice clean copy in protected unclipped dustwrapper. Previous owner details to free front endpaper. Some spotting tio closed edges, otherwise pages clean, binding firm.
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The View From The Fortieth Floor
An empire totters - on its survival hung the careers of thousands of frightened employees, the savings of small stockholders. On its death rested the cold ambitions of the shrewd
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