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January 1, 1960: Cameroon granted independence January 23, 1960: The bathyscaphe Trieste descends seven miles to the ocean floor January 4, 1960: Albert Camus killed in auto accident January 24, 1960: French Algerians erect barricades
This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1960 per Variety's weekly National Boxoffice Survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.
January 23 – Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh descend into the Mariana Trench in the bathyscaphe Trieste, reaching the depth of 10,916 meters. January 25 – In Washington, D.C. , the National Association of Broadcasters reacts to the payola scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys accepting money for playing particular records.
The WGA strike began Jan. 17, 1960, against most of the major studios and large production companies. It ran for 155 days on the TV side and 147 days on the film side. Picket lines and other ...
1960 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1960th year of the Common Era (CE ... January 4. Michael Stipe, American rock singer ...
In the issue of Billboard dated January 4, the song at number one was "El Paso" by Marty Robbins, the track's third week in the top spot. [2] It held the peak position for the first five weeks of 1960, during which time it also topped the all-genre Hot 100 chart for two weeks. [3]
January 4 6 Singles from 1960 January 4 "Running Bear" Johnny Preston: 1 January 18 10 "Go, Jimmy, Go" Jimmy Clanton: 5 February 1 5 January 18 "The Village of St. Bernadette" Andy Williams: 7 January 25 2 "Teen Angel" Mark Dinning: 1 February 8 10 January 25 "Where or When" Dion and the Belmonts: 3 February 8 5 February 1 "Handy Man" Jimmy ...
On January 4, 1960, at the age of forty-six, Camus died in a car accident. The incomplete manuscript of The First Man, the autobiographical novel Camus was working on at the time of his death, was found in the mud at the accident site. Camus' daughter, Catherine Camus, later transcribed the handwritten manuscript to type press, and published ...