At A Glance

29 September 1960 at a glance

Day of the week
29 September 1960 was a Thursday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Tell Laura I Love Her” by Ricky Valance.
Top Film of 1960
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1960 was Swiss Family Robinson.
Star sign
The star sign for 29 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 September 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 September 1960 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 29 September

  • 1932 Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia during the Chaco War.
  • 1954 The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed.
  • 1971 Oman joins the Arab League.
  • 1972 Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China.
  • 1975 WGPR becomes the first black-owned-and-operated television station in the US.

Famous people born on 29 September

  • Nicholas Galitzine, English actor (born 1994)
  • Halsey, American singer (born 1994)
  • Zachary Levi, American actor and singer (born 1980)
  • Kevin Durant, American basketball player (born 1988)

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

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