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18 November 1960 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 November 1960 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “It's Now or Never” by Elvis Presley.
- Top Film of 1960
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1960 was Swiss Family Robinson.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 18 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 November 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 November 1960 was New Moon.
On this day: 18 November
- 1944 The Popular Socialist Youth is founded in Cuba.
- 1961 Vietnam War: United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
- 1963 The Bell Telephone Company introduces the first push-button telephone.
- 1970 U.S. President Richard Nixon asks the U.S. Congress for $155 million in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government.
- 1971 Oman declares its independence from the United Kingdom.
Famous people born on 18 November
- Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter and composer (1969–2026)
- Owen Wilson, American actor (born 1968)
- Chloë Sevigny, American actress, model, and fashion designer (born 1974)
- Caleb Williams, American football player (born 2001)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1960 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1960 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 20 March – Lonnie Donegan's single "My Old Man's a Dustman" reaches No. 1 in the UK charts.
- 27 April – The first production of Harold Pinter's play The Caretaker takes place at the Arts Theatre in London.
- 24 June – Avro 748 makes its first flight from Woodford.
Life in 1960
Prime Minister
Harold Macmillan
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
11p
Loaf of Bread
7p
Average House
£2,530
Weekly Wage
£14.10
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Guy Ritchie10 September 1968FilmmakerView their day →Diana, Princess of Wales1 July 1961Member of the British royal familyView their day →Nigella Lawson6 January 1960Food writer & television cookView their day →Jason Statham26 July 1967ActorView their day →Catherine Zeta-Jones25 September 1969ActressView their day →Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer20 May 1964Peer & authorView their day →Kenneth Branagh10 December 1960Actor & filmmakerView their day →George Michael25 June 1963SingerView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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