Historical Events In 1960

Jan 21   Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1960.  

Jan 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1960 diana Barrymore, actress (Ladies Courageous), dies at 38  

Jan 28   Goon Show's final episode on BBC in the year 1960.  

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

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1960.  

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 in the year 1960.  

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

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

Feb 01   On this day in history extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender  

Feb 02   In the year 1960 jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84  

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

Feb 03   On this day in history johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80  

Feb 04   BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member on this day in history.  

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

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   Old handwriting found in at Qumran, near the Dead Sea in the year 1960.  

Feb 08   On this day in history congress opens hearings looking into payola  

Feb 09   AFL & NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact on this day in history.  

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   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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1960 birth of joan Chen, [Chen Chung], Shanghai China, actress (Last Emperor)  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1960.  

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

Jan 05   Donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1960 edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52  

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

Jan 09   In the year 1960 death of elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880)