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Tuesday February 16, 1960
US date format: 2/16/1960, UK date format: 16/2/1960
It was Tuesday, under the sign of Aquarius (see birth chart on February 16, 1960). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Lucy Kaplansky and Cherie Chung.
In that special week of February people in US were listening to Teen Angel by Mark Dinning.
In UK Why by Anthony Newley was in the top 5 hits.
Carry on, Constable, directed by Gerald Thomas, 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 Showtime.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
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Carry on, Constable
Directed by: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Eric Barker, Kenneth Connor
The Amazing Transparent Man
Directed by: Edgar G. Ulmer
Starring: Marguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy, James Griffith, Ivan Triesault
Comanche Station
Directed by: Budd Boetticher
Starring: Randolph Scott, Nancy Gates, Claude Akins, Skip Homeier
The Last Voyage
Directed by: Andrew L. Stone
Starring: Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, George Sanders, Edmond O'Brien
Sink the Bismarck!
Directed by: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner, Laurence Naismith
Country: United States of America
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Historical Events
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Holidays
- Saint Juliana
- Saint Lucilla
- Remembrance of Lambertus
- Saint Jeremias
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Events
- US nuclear submarine USS Triton sets off on underwater round-world trip.
Famous Birthday
- Lucy Kaplansky
- Cherie Chung: Hong Kong actress.
- Bill Pecota: American baseball player.
- Pete Willis: English guitarist (Def Leppard Atomic...
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of February 16, 1960?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
- Mark Dinning - Teen Angel
- Johnny Preston - Running Bear
- Jimmy Jones - Handy Man
- Jim Reeves - He'll Have To Go
- Dion and the Belmonts - Where Or When
- Percy Faith - The Theme From A Summer Place
- Jack Scott - What In The World's Come Over You
- Conway Twitty - Lonely Blue Boy
- The Everly Brothers - Let It Be Me
- Marty Robbins - El Paso
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Anthony Newley - Why
- Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Voice In The Wilderness
- Adam Faith - Poor Me
- Freddie Cannon - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
- Craig Douglas - Pretty Blue Eyes
Top #10 R&B songs
- Dinah Washington & Brook Benton - Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
- Rosco Gordon - Just A Little Bit
- B.B. King - Sweet Sixteen
- Jimmy Jones - Handy Man
- Bobby Bland - I'll Take Care Of You
- Barrett Strong - Money (That's what I want)
- Marv Johnson - You Got What It Takes
- Jackie Wilson - Talk That Talk
- Mark Dinning - Teen Angel
- Johnny Preston - Running Bear
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TV Series
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Showtime
Directed by: Tom Dey
Hudson's Bay
Directed by: Irving Pichel
The Secret Garden
Directed by: Owen Smith
Es geschah an der Grenze
Starring: Hans Cossy, Rolf Castell, Alfred Cerny, Armin Dahlen
Four Feather Falls
Written by: Gerry Anderson, Arthur Provis
Starring: Nicholas Parsons, Kenneth Connor, David Graham, Michael Holliday
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in February 1960?
- LIFE: Bathyscaphs dive submarine
- Time: Scotty Reston
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7653
Books
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Folk Medicine
By:
Deforest Clinton Jarvis
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
The Joy Of Music
By:
Leonard Bernstein
(Amadeus). This classic work is perhaps Bernstein's finest collection of conversations on the meaning and wonder of music. This book is a must for all music fans who wish to experience
No Room In The Ark
By:
Alan Moorehead
The excitement and mystery of Africa's wild animals and primitive tribes magnificently described by the author of GALLIPOLI and THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.
The Uncertain Trumpet
By:
General Maxwell D. Taylor
203 pages - 8.5 X 6 inches - "General Taylor Contends - that the doctrine of massive retaliation has endangered our national security - that our military planning is frozen to
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