Historical Events In 1960

Jul 06   Dr Barbara Moore completes a 3,207 mile walk from LA to NYC in the year 1960.  

Jul 07   USSR shoots down a US aircraft over Barents sea in the year 1960.  

Jul 09   Edward Burlingame Hill, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1960.  

Jul 11   In the year 1960 28th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-3 at Municipal Stadium, KC  

Jul 11   Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta & Niger declare independence in the year 1960.  

Jul 11   Ivory Coast, Niger, Upper Volta and Dahomey all become independent in the year 1960.  

Jul 12   Congo, Chad & Central African Republic declare independence in the year 1960.  

Jul 12   In the year 1960 echo I, first passive satellite launched  

Jul 12   In the year 1960 uSSR's Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs  

Jul 13   29th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-0 at Yankee Stadium, New York on this day in history.  

Jul 13   Anna Blaman, Dutch writer (Life & Death), dies at 55 in the year 1960.  

Jul 13   Democratic Natl convention nominates Sen John F Kennedy for president in the year 1960.  

Jul 14   In the year 1960 barbara Romack wins LPGA Leesburg Pro-Am Golf Tournament  

Jul 14   In the year 1960 fire raging through a Guatemala City, Guatemala insane asylum kills 225, severly injuring 300  

Jul 15   On this day in history lawrence Mervil Tibbett, baritone, dies after surgery at 63  

Jul 16   205,000 (record sports attend) see Brazil-Uruguay World Cup soccer in the year 1960.  

Jul 16   On this day in history 205,000 (sports attendance record) see Brazil-Uruguay World Cup soccer  

Jul 16   Albrecht von Kesselring, German fieldmarshal (Italy), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jul 18   1st UN troops reach Congo on this day in history.  

Jul 20   USSR recovered 2 dogs; first living organisms to return from space on this day in history.  

Jul 21   Country of Katanga forms in Africa on this day in history.  

Jul 21   The country of Katanga forms in Africa in the year 1960.  

Jul 22   In the year 1960 cuba nationalizes all US owned sugar factories  

Jul 23   15th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls on this day in history.  

Jul 24   In the year 1960 carl Deis, composer, dies at 77  

Jul 27   In the year 1960 vP Nixon nominated for pres at Republican convention in Chicago  

Jul 28   In the year 1960 republican National convention selects Richard Nixon  

Jul 28   Republican National convention selects Richard Nixon as candidate in the year 1960.  

Jul 29   In the year 1960 j Schubart discovers asteroid #2000 Herschel  

Jul 29   Richard Simon, co-founder (Simon & Shuster), dies in the year 1960.  

Jul 29   Suzanne Cundale (nee Finney) born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. And didn't she turn out well!!! in the year 1960.  

Jul 30   On this day in history 1st AFL preseason game Boston Patriots defeat Bills in Buffalo (28-7)  

Jul 30   The first AFL preseason game Boston Patriots defeat Bills in Buffalo (28-7) on this day in history.  

Jul 31   Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, calls for a black state in the year 1960.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1960 birth of raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87)  

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   In the year 1960 birth of sandeep Marwah Founder of Film City, Noida, India  

Jan 04   Cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder (6X Ms Olympia) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand)  

Jan 04   April Winchell, American actress was born in the year 1960.  

Jan 05   Steve Jones, British aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series) was born in the year 1960.  

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 in the year 1960.  

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

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

Jan 06   Edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52 in the year 1960.  

Jan 07   On this day in history luis da Costa, composer, dies at 80  

Jan 09   Elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880) died in the year 1960.