Saturday 23 January 1960
It was Saturday, under the sign of Aquarius (see planets position on January 23, 1960). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Marie-Caroline Le Pen and Barbara Ensoli.
In that special week of January people in US were listening to Running Bear by Johnny Preston.
In UK What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? by Emile Ford & The Checkmates was in the top 5 hits.
Cash McCall, directed by Joseph Pevney, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1960
while Dear And Glorious Physician by Taylor Caldwell was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Showtime.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1960 or at January 23 across the years.
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Pie Day
- The Saddest day of the year is January 23 according to a recent study completed by the Cardiff University in Cardiff, Wales (a part of the Russell Group of British universities). [1]
- Roman Catholic Church: Feast of Blessed Marianne of Molokai
Famous Birthdays:
- Marie-Caroline Le Pen
- Barbara Ensoli: Italian scientist, a young researcher who has founded a new therapy to treat AIDS.
- Misha McK in East Orange: New Jersey, USA; actress (Gerri - Me and Mrs C).
- Jean-Francois Sauve: Canadian ice hockey player.
- Anna Barbera: Italian artist, comedienne, actress and writer.
- Max Keiser: Journalist.
- Leilani Kai: American wrestler and trainer.
- Jean-François Sauvé: Canadian ice hockey player.
- Patrick de Gayardon: French skydiver and skysurfing pioneer (d. 1998).
- Misha Mck: East Orange, New Jersey -- Actress (Gerri-Me & Mrs C).
Facts:
- Bathosphere Trieste reach bottom of Pacific (10,900 m)
- Jacques Piccard and Donald Walsh take Swiss-built US Navy bathyscaph Trieste to a record submersible depth of 10,911 metres underwater in Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean.
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in January 1960?
- LIFE: Ghana
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: U.S. Commuters -- Jan. 18, 1960
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7649
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1960
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of January 1960 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Johnny Preston - Running Bear
- Frankie Avalon - Why
- Marty Robbins - El Paso
- Miss Toni Fisher - The Big Hurt
- Freddie Cannon - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
- Jimmy Clanton - Go, Jimmy, Go
- Mark Dinning - Teen Angel
- Andy Williams - The Village Of St. Bernadette
- Steve Lawrence - Pretty Blue Eyes
- Connie Francis - Among My Souvenirs
Top #10 R&B songs
- Smokie - Part 2 - Bill Black's Combo
- Marv Johnson - You Got What It Takes
- Jackie Wilson - Talk That Talk
- Bobby Bland - I'll Take Care Of You
- Lloyd Price and His Orchestra - Come Into My Heart
- Frankie Avalon - Why
- Johnny Preston - Running Bear
- The Spacemen - The Clouds
- The Nutty Squirrels - Uh! Oh! Part 2
- Dee Clark - How About That
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Dear And Glorious Physician
The world-famous novel about the triumphant story of St. Luke. Man of science, and Gospel writer. Today St. Luke is known as the author of the third Gospel of the New Testament, but two thousand years ago he was Lucanus, ...
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Return To Peyton Place
In 1956 Grace Metalious published Peyton Place, the novel that unbuttoned the straitlaced New England of the popular imagination, transformed the publishing industry, topped the bestseller lists for more than a
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