Tuesday, November 1, 1960 · Mobile, Alabama
The world the day Tim Cook was born
Tim Cook, the Apple CEO, arrived on a Tuesday in Mobile, Alabama. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“Save The Last Dance For Me”
The Drifters
The moon
waxing gibbous
Star sign
♏ Scorpio
Year of the Rat
U.S. president
Dwight D. Eisenhower
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Tim was born
“Save The Last Dance For Me” by The Drifters topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks, taking over from “I Want To Be Wanted”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1960
U.S. averages for the year Tim Cook was born, next to the latest figures (Jul 2025).
- Postage stamp4¢ → 78¢ today (20×)
- Minimum wage$1.00 → $7.25 today (7.3×)
In the news
The year 1960
- Feb 8 · The official groundbreaking of the Walk of Fame took place in Hollywood, Los Angeles, in California.
- Jun 16 · Psycho, a psychological horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on a novel of the same name by Robert Bloch, premiered.
- Jun 26 · Madagascar gains its independence from France.
- Jul 4 · The 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia following the admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state over ten months prior (August 21, 1959), in accordance with the Flag Acts.
- Aug 5 · Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
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Questions
When was Tim Cook born?
Tim Cook was born on Tuesday, November 1, 1960, in Mobile, Alabama.
What day of the week was Tim Cook born?
A Tuesday. November 1, 1960 fell on a Tuesday.
What was the #1 song when Tim Cook was born?
“Save The Last Dance For Me” by The Drifters was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Tim Cook was born. It spent 3 weeks at #1.
What is Tim Cook’s zodiac sign?
Tim Cook is a Scorpio (born Nov 1), and was born in the Chinese year of the Rat.
What was the moon like when Tim Cook was born?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 97% lit, on the night of November 1, 1960.
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