Historical Events In 1960

Jan 21   Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km in the year 1960.   

Jan 21   In the year 1960 rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning   

Jan 22   10th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 125-115 at Philadelphia on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Piccard &Walsh in bathyscaph "Trieste" reach 10,900 meters in Mariana Trench in the year 1960.   

Jan 24   In the year 1960 algeria uprises against French President De Gaulle   

Jan 24   On this day in history john Miljan, actor (Charlie Chan in Paris, Yankee Clipper), dies at 66   

Jan 25   Diana Barrymore, actress (Ladies Courageous), dies at 38 in the year 1960.   

Jan 28   Goon Show's final episode on BBC on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54 in the year 1960.   

Jan 30   In the year 1960 cIA allows Lockheed to produce a new U-2 aircraft (Oxcart) lookout Mr. Powers   

Jan 30   On this day in history dutch communist trade union EVC'58 disbands   

Jan 30   Riot curtails third day's play at Port-Of-Spain West Indies vs England on this day in history.   

Jan 30   US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss on this day in history.   

Jan 30   In the year 1960 uS male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins   

Jan 31   Lowell Gilmore, actor (Calcutta, Roadblock), dies at 53 in the year 1960.   

Feb 01   4 students stage first civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro NC Woolworth on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1960.   

Feb 02   Michale Eufemia sinks 625 balls in pool match without a miss in the year 1960.   

Feb 03   Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80 in the year 1960.   

Feb 04   In the year 1960 bBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member   

Feb 05   In the year 1960 louis Stricker, cricketer (S Afr open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies   

Feb 06   Jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash in the year 1960.   

Feb 07   In the year 1960 igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist, dies at 57   

Feb 07   On this day in history old handwriting found in at Qumran, near the Dead Sea   

Feb 08   Congress opens hearings looking into payola in the year 1960.   

Feb 09   On this day in history aFL & NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact   

Feb 09   On this day in history ernst von Dohnanyi, US composer, dies at 82   

Feb 11   Jack Paar walks off his TV show in the year 1960.   

Feb 12   On this day in history bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71   

Feb 12   Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers in the year 1960.   

Feb 13   "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 5 perfs on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history delmar G Roos, designer of jeep, dies at 79   

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Jan 02   Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87) was born in the year 1960.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga author   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of joan Chen, [Chen Chung], Shanghai China, actress (Last Emperor)   

Jan 03   Sandeep Marwah Founder of Film City, Noida, India was born in the year 1960.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder (6X Ms Olympia)   

Jan 04   Michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   April Winchell, American actress was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1960 birth of steve Jones, British aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series)   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48   

Jan 02   Cees [Cornelis J] Laseur, Dutch actor/dir (Hague Comedy), dies at 60 in the year 1960.   

Jan 03   Victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1960 albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46   

Jan 05   In the year 1960 donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies   

Jan 06   On this day in history edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52   

Jan 07   In the year 1960 luis da Costa, composer, dies at 80   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880)