Monday 8 July 1957
It was Monday, under the sign of Cancer (see planets position on July 8, 1957). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Mimie Mathy and Jerry Weller.
In that special week of July people in US were listening to Love Letters In The Sand by Pat Boone.
In UK All Shook Up by Elvis Presley was in the top 5 hits.
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, directed by Frank Tashlin, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1957
while They Fought For The Sky by Quentin Reynolds was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Richard Diamond, Private Detective.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Annual Soapy Smith wake, held each year in Skagway, Alaska in the Gold Rush Cemetery and in Hollywood, California at the Magic Castle
- Feast day of Saint Kilian
- Feast day of Saint Grimbald
Famous Birthdays:
- Mimie Mathy: French dwarf actress seen with Andy Garcia in a Jerry Schatzberg film.
- Valerie Faris: Director.
- Jerry Weller: Politician.
- Christophe Roger-Vasselin: French tennis player notably known for defeating Jimmy Connors during the 1983 French open (quarter-final).
- Carlos Cavazo: Mexican-American guitarist and songwriter (Quiet Riot and Ratt).
- Aleksandr Gurnov: Russian television personality.
Famous Deaths:
- Henry Fevrier: Composer, dies at 81.
- William Cadbury: chocolate maker, dies at age 89.
- Grace Goodhue Coolidge: US first lady, dies at age 78.
- Grace Coolidge: American wife of Calvin Coolidge 32nd First Lady of the United States (d. 1957).
Facts:
- Baeball Owners re-elect Commissioner Ford Frick
- CDC incorporates
- Irish Premier Eamon de Valera arrests Sinn-Fein leaders
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in July 1957?
- LIFE: Texass King Ranch
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Birdie Tebbetts -- July 8, 1957
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7520
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1957
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of July 1957 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Pat Boone - Love Letters In The Sand
- The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love
- Jimmy Dorsey - So Rare
- Elvis Presley - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
- Marty Robbins - A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)
- Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
- The Coasters - Searchin'
- Gale Storm - Dark Moon
- Andy Williams - I Like Your Kind Of Love
- Johnny Mathis - It's Not For Me To Say
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
- Gamblin' Man / Putting On The Style - Lonnie Donegan
- Russ Hamilton - We Will Make Love
- The Diamonds - Little Darlin'
- Ronnie Hilton - Around The World
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Far, Far The Mountain Peak
May Week Ball at Cambridge had begun light-heartedly enough, with dancing and lobster and Chateau Yquem. But before the night was out, Peter Savage had made a decision that would profoundly alter
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The Scapegoat
"Someone jolted my elbow as I drank and said, 'Je vous demande pardon,' and as I moved to give him space he turned and stared at me and I at him,
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