Historical Events
- -127°F (-88°C), Vostok, Antarctica (world record)
- 21st Venice Film Festival: "Tomorrow Is My Turn" directed by Andre Cayatte wins Golden Lion
- 60 people die when a bus plunges off bridge into Turvo River, Brazil
Famous Birthdays
Cal Ripken Jr (63 years old)
American Baseball HOF shortstop (19 x MLB All Star; MLB record consecutive game streak 2,632; AL MVP 1983, 91; Baltimore Orioles), born in Havre de Grace, Maryland
- Franz Viehböck, Austrian 1st cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-13), born in Vienna, Austria
- Kim Christofte, Danish footballer (Denmark national team 1984-92), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Steven Lindsey, U.S. Air Force officer and NASA astronaut (STS 87, sk:95), born in Temple City, California
- Takashi Miike, Japanese filmmaker (Dead or Alive), born in Yao, Osaka, Japan
About August 24, 1960
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 63 years, 8 months and 1 day
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
