Wednesday 15 June 1960
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Gemini (see planets position on June 15, 1960). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Michèle Laroque and Patrick Edlinger.
In that special week of June people in US were listening to Cathy's Clown by The Everly Brothers.
In UK Three Steps To Heaven by Eddie Cochran was in the top 5 hits.
Inherit the Wind, directed by Stanley Kramer, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1960
while Folk Medicine by Deforest Clinton Jarvis was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching My Sister Eileen.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Commemoration of Evelyn Underhill (Anglican mystic and poet)
- Roman Catholic Church ? Feast of Saint Germaine Cousin, patron of shepherdesses and of victims of child abuse
- Roman Catholic Church and some Anglican churches: Corpus Christi (moveable feast, 2006)
- Saint Vitus' Day ? Vitus Diena held in medieval Latvia
- Malawi's Freedom Day
- Commemoration of William Adams (Miura Anjin ????) a man shipwrecked in Japan in the 1600s, and whom James Clavell's "Shogun" was based upon
- Flag Day in Denmark
- Roman Empire ? ninth and final day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta
Famous Birthdays:
- Michèle Laroque: French actress producer and screenwriter.
- Patrick Edlinger: French Free Solo Climber, surnamed "spider man" or "Le Blond".
- Didier Courrèges
- Denise Haigh: LPGA golfer.
- Michele Laroque: French actress and humourist who began her career in 1987 at the age of 27.
- Marieke van Doorn: Dutch field hockey player and coach.
Facts:
- Angel Cordero wins his 1st of over 7000 horse races
- Argentina complains to United Nations about Israeli illicit transfer of Adolf Eichman.
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in June 1960?
- LIFE: Hayley Mills
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Nikita Khrushchev -- June 13, 1960
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7670
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1960
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of June 1960 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
- Connie Francis - Everybody's Somebody's Fool
- Jack Scott - Burning Bridges
- Jimmy Jones - Good Timin'
- Anita Bryant - Paper Roses
- Jeanne Black - He'll Have To Stay
- Ron Holden - Love You So
- Elvis Presley - Stuck On You
- Bobby Rydell - Swingin' School
- Paul Evans - Happy-Go-Lucky-Me
Top #10 R&B songs
- The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
- Sam Cooke - Wonderful World
- Jackie Wilson - Doggin' Around
- Etta James - All I Could Do Was Cry
- Jack Scott - Burning Bridges
- Dinah Washington & Brook Benton - A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)
- James Brown - Think
- Connie Francis - Everybody's Somebody's Fool
- Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Part II - Jessie Hill
- Elvis Presley - Stuck On You
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Folk Medicine
In an essential work for any sufferer of the debilitating illness, the best-selling author of Folk Medicine focuses his extraordinary talents on providing natural and effective remedies for
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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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The Night They Burned The Mountain
The Night They Burned the Mountain by Thomas Dooley Hardcover 1960
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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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