At A Glance

5 August 1960 at a glance

Day of the week
5 August 1960 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I'm Sorry” by Brenda Lee.
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 5 August is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 5 August 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 5 August 1960 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 5 August

  • 1957 American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
  • 1960 Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
  • 1962 Apartheid: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
  • 1963 Cold War: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
  • 1965 The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals.

Famous people born on August 5

  • James Gunn, American filmmaker (born 1966)
  • Wendell Berry, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist (1934–2026)
  • Angry Anderson, Australian singer and actor (1947–2026)
  • Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut, first man to walk on the Moon (1930–2012)

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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.
More events of 1960 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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