Historical Events
- Livio Berruti of Italy runs a world record 20.5 to win the gold medal in the 200m at the Rome Olympics
- US women's 4 x 100m freestyle relay team of Joan Spillane, Shirley Stobs, Carolyn Wood & Chris von Saltza swim world record 4:08.9 to beat Australia by 2.4 seconds and win gold medal at Rome Olympics
Famous Deaths
- Joseph Lamb, American ragtime composer, dies at 72
1960 Highlights
About September 3, 1960
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 62 years, 1 month and 3 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires- #1 Song: Apache - The Shadows
#1 Song: It's Now Or Never - 
#1 Song: Apache - The Shadows
