Historical Events
- Discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned 1st object from space
Film Premiere
Los Angeles premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh
- Nicolaas Jouwe forms PANA in New Guinea
Famous Birthdays
Antonio Banderas (62 years old)
Spanish actor (Philadelphia, Evita, Zorro), born in Malaga, Spain
- Kenny Perry, American golfer (4 Champions Tour major titles; US Senior Open 2013, 17; 14 PGA Tour titles), born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky
- Todd David Hess, First USAF Member inducted into Army's Order of Military Medical Merit.
- Vinnie Kilduff, Irish session and touring tin whistler, uilleann piper, mandolin player, and songwriter (The Waterboys; U2: Sinéad O'Connor), born in Knock, County Mayo, Ireland
Famous Deaths
- Emil Strauss, German writer (Vaterland), dies at 94
Frank Lloyd (1886-1960)
Scottish actor and director (Mutiny on Bounty, Oliver Twist, Blood on the Sun), dies at 74
- Oswald Veblin, mathematician
About August 10, 1960
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 62 years, 7 months and 16 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
#1 Song: Please Don't Tease - Cliff Richard & The Shadows
