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Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Markham & Jones of Great Britain

Courtney John Lyndhurst Jones is a British former ice dancer. With partner June Markham, he won the 1957 and 1958 world championship and European championship.

Courtney John Lyndhurst Jones is a British former ice dancer. With partner June Markham, he won the 1957 and 1958 world championship and European championship. With partner Doreen Denny, he became 1959 and 1960 world champion and 1959–1961 European champion.

Jones and Peri Horne created the pattern steps of the Starlight Waltz and the Silver Samba, formerly compulsory dances but rarely used in modern times.

An Olympic judge, Jones was a member of the International Skating Union Council. He is also a former president of the National Ice Skating Association. Jones was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1986.

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1980 Birthday Honours for services to ice skating.

Historical Significance

Courtney John Lyndhurst Jones is a British former ice dancer.

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  3. RCA records releases Elvis Presley's single "Heartbreak Hotel", his first million-seller (written by Mae Boren Axton and

    RCA records releases Elvis Presley's single "Heartbreak Hotel", his first million-seller (written by Mae Boren Axton and Tommy Durden)

  4. Nikita Khrushchev denounces Joseph Stalin at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

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  5. French-Moroccan Agreement signed in Paris rescinds the Treaty of Fez, declaring independence of Morocco from France

    French-Moroccan Agreement signed in Paris rescinds the Treaty of Fez, declaring independence of Morocco from France

Events After

  1. The European Economic Community comes into effect, better known as the European Common Market

    The European Economic Community comes into effect, better known as the European Common Market

  2. Actress Jayne Mansfield and public relations manager Paul Mansfield's divorce is finalized, after 7-1/2 years of marriag

    Actress Jayne Mansfield and public relations manager Paul Mansfield's divorce is finalized, after 7-1/2 years of marriage

  3. "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis reaches #1 on the UK pop chart

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  4. American actress Jayne Mansfield (24) weds Hungarian-American bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay (32) at the Wayfarers Chapel i

    American actress Jayne Mansfield (24) weds Hungarian-American bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay (32) at the Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, California; divorce in 1964

  5. Actress Agnes Moorehead (57) divorces actor and film director Robert Gist (40) after 5 years of marriage

    Actress Agnes Moorehead (57) divorces actor and film director Robert Gist (40) after 5 years of marriage

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Courtney John Lyndhurst Jones is a British former ice dancer. With partner June Markham, he won the 1957 and 1958 world championship and European championship. With partner Doreen Denny, he became 1959 and 1960 world champion and 1959–1961 European champion.
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