At A Glance

18 April 1960 at a glance

Day of the week
18 April 1960 was a Monday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Theme from A Summer Place” by Percy Faith and his orchestra.
Top Film of 1960
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1960 was Swiss Family Robinson.
Bestselling Novel of 1960
“Advise and Consent” by Allen Drury was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1960.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Gunsmoke” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1960–61 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 18 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 18 April 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 18 April 1960 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 18 April

  • 1946 The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
  • 1947 The Operation Big Bang, the largest non-nuclear man-made explosion to that time, destroys bunkers and military installations on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany.
  • 1949 The Republic of Ireland Act comes into force, declaring Éire to be a republic and severing Ireland's "association" with the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • 1954 Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt.
  • 1955 Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference.

Famous people born on April 18

  • Vanessa Kirby, English actress (born 1988)
  • Kourtney Kardashian, American television personality (born 1979)
  • James Woods, American actor and producer (born 1947)
  • David Tennant, Scottish actor (born 1971)

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Events of 1960 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1960 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 9 – Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  • February 29 – The first Playboy Club opens in Chicago.
  • May 16 – Theodore Maiman operates the first laser.
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Life in the US in 1960

President

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Gas (per gallon)

$0.31

Loaf of Bread

$0.20

Average House

$11,900

Weekly Wage

$86

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