Saturday 23 June 1962
It was Saturday, under the sign of Cancer. The US president was John F. Kennedy (Democratic).
Famous people born on this day include Billy Wirth and Chuck Billy (vocalist).
In that special week of June people in US were listening to I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles.
In UK Good Luck Charm by Elvis Presley was in the top 5 hits.
Hell Is for Heroes, directed by Don Siegel, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1962
while Every Frenchman Has One by Olivia De Havilland was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Out of This World.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Spacewar! or Spacewar!.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV series released in the last months ?
Out of This World
Who in the World
A Summer Night
Auf den Spuren der Antike
Police Five
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of 23 June 1962 ?
Holidays:
- J??i (L?go) - Latvia
- Saint Jonas Day - Lithuania
- The Happiest day of the year is June 23 according to a recent study completed by the Cardiff University in Cardiff, Wales (a part of the Russell Group of British universities). [4]
- National holiday - Luxembourg
- Midsummer's Eve, Christianized the eve of the feast of Saint John the Baptist, is celebrated in much of Northern Europe and the British Islands
- Victory Day - Estonia
- Father's Day - Poland
Famous Birthdays:
- Billy Wirth
- Chuck Billy (vocalist)
- Steve Shelley: American drummer and producer (The Crucifucks Sonic Youth Dim Stars and Disappears).
- Paul LaGreca: Bronx, New York -- Actor (Big Trouble).
- Kevin Yagher: American special effects technician.
- Chuck Billy: American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Testament and Dublin Death Patrol).
- Kari Takko: Finnish ice hockey player and scout.
Facts:
- Subways Are after Sleeping closes at St. James NYC after 205 performances
- Laos Suvanna Phuma forms government
- Larry Doby, retires from Cleveland Indians to play in Japan
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in June 1962?
- LIFE: Marilyn Monroe skinny dips
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Don Juan -- June 22, 1962
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7773
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of June 1962 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You
- David Rose and His Orchestra - The Stripper
- Freddy Cannon - Palisades Park
- Johnny Tillotson - It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'
- Mr. Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore
- Gene Pitney - (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
- The Marvelettes - Playboy
- Johnny Crawford - Cindy's Birthday
- The Everly Brothers - That's Old Fashioned (That's The Way Love Should Be)
- Connie Francis - Second Hand Love
Top #10 R&B songs
- Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You
- Chuck Jackson - Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)
- Don't Play That Song (You Lied) - Ben E. King
- The Marvelettes - Playboy
- Joe Henderson - Snap Your Fingers
- Mary Wells - The One Who Really Loves You
- Don Gardner And Dee Dee Ford - I Need Your Loving
- The Shirelles - Soldier Boy
- The Falcons - I Found A Love
- Johnny Tillotson - It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Franny and Zooey
The author writes: FRANNY came out in The New Yorker in 1955, and was swiftly followed, in 1957 by ZOOEY. Both stories are early, critical entries in a narrative series I'm doing about a family of settlers in twentieth-century New ...
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Ship of Fools
The story takes place in the summer of 1931, on board a cruise ship bound for Germany. Passengers include a Spanish noblewoman, a drunken German lawyer, an American divorcee, a pair of Mexican Catholic priests.
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?
Spacewar!