Sunday 8 May 1960
It was Sunday, under the sign of Taurus. The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Kiev (Ukraine) and Franco Baresi.
In that special week of May people in US were listening to Stuck On You by Elvis Presley.
In UK Cathy's Clown by The Everly Brothers was in the top 5 hits.
The Rickshaw Man, directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1960
while The Enemy Within by Robert F. Kennedy was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching An Age of Kings.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Saints Wiro, Plechelmus and Otger
- Saint Macharius of Ghent (died 1012)
- Parents' Day in South Korea
- Iris feast of the Region of Brussels capital (in Belgium)
- VE Day
- World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
- Saint Ida of Nivelles
Famous Birthdays:
- Kiev (Ukraine)
- Franco Baresi: Italian soccer player, he was on AC Milan and made his international debut in 1982.
- Patrick McKenna
- Gilles Maistre: French journalist, film director, producer and entrepreneur.
- Eric Brittingham: American bass player (Cinderella and Naked Beggars).
Famous Deaths:
- Hugo Alfven: Swedish Composer (Midsommarvaka), dies at 88.
- J H C Whitehead: British mathematician (Born 1904).
Facts:
- Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Golf Open.
- USSR and Cuba resume diplomatic relations.
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of May 1960 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Elvis Presley - Stuck On You
- The Brothers Four - Greenfields
- Connie Stevens - Sixteen Reasons
- Johnny Horton - Sink The Bismarck
- The Browns - The Old Lamplighter
- Jackie Wilson - Night
- Johnny Preston - Cradle Of Love
- Billy Bland - Let The Little Girl Dance
- Percy Faith - The Theme From A Summer Place
- Brenda Lee - Sweet Nothin's
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in May 1960?
- Life: Trampoliners
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Arnold Palmer -- May 2, 1960
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7664
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Enemy Within
This is the authoritative, compelling account of one of the most famous, consummate, and effective Senate investigations in modern Congressional history.
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Grant Moves South
A Pulitzer Prize–winning historian’s acclaimed Civil War history of the complex man and controversial Union commander whose battlefield brilliance ensured the downfall of the Confederacy Preeminent Civil War historian Bruce
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The Lifetime Reading Plan
Is designed to give the intelligent reader a working familiarity with the world's great books and authors.
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A Distant Trumpet
Originally published in 1960 selling half a million copies at the time and first reissued as a Nonpareil paperback in 1991, this immensely popular work of fiction
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