Historical Events In 1960

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

Jan 21   Rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning in the year 1960.  

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

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

Jan 24   Algeria uprises against French President De Gaulle in the year 1960.  

Jan 24   John Miljan, actor (Charlie Chan in Paris, Yankee Clipper), dies at 66 in the year 1960.  

Jan 25   On this day in history diana Barrymore, actress (Ladies Courageous), dies at 38  

Jan 28   On this day in history goon Show's final episode on BBC  

Jan 28   On this day in history jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54  

Jan 29   In the year 1960 louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54  

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

Jan 30   Dutch communist trade union EVC'58 disbands on this day in history.  

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

Jan 30   On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss  

Jan 30   US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins on this day in history.  

Jan 31   In the year 1960 lowell Gilmore, actor (Calcutta, Roadblock), dies at 53  

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

Feb 01   In the year 1960 extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender  

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

Feb 02   On this day in history michale Eufemia sinks 625 balls in pool match without a miss  

Feb 03   Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Feb 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1960 jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash  

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

Feb 07   In the year 1960 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   Ernst von Dohnanyi, US composer, dies at 82 in the year 1960.  

Feb 11   Jack Paar walks off his TV show on this day in history.  

Feb 12   In the year 1960 bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71  

Feb 12   Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers on this day in history.  

Feb 13   In the year 1960 "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 5 perfs  

Feb 13   In the year 1960 delmar G Roos, designer of jeep, dies at 79  

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

Jan 02   Naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga author was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Joan Chen, [Chen Chung], Shanghai China, actress (Last Emperor) was born in the year 1960.  

Jan 03   In the year 1960 birth of sandeep Marwah Founder of Film City, Noida, India  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48 died on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 04   Albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46 on this day in history.  

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