Historical Events In 1960

Jan 21   On this day in history little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km  

Jan 21   Rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25   Diana Barrymore, actress (Ladies Courageous), dies at 38 on this day in history.  

Jan 28   In the year 1960 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 30   In the year 1960 dutch communist trade union EVC'58 disbands  

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

Jan 30   In the year 1960 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   In the year 1960 4 students stage first civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro NC Woolworth  

Feb 01   Extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender in the year 1960.  

Feb 02   Jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1960.  

Feb 04   On this day in history bBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member  

Feb 05   Louis Stricker, cricketer (S Afr open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 06   In the year 1960 jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash  

Feb 07   Igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history jack Paar walks off his TV show  

Feb 12   Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71 in the year 1960.  

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

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

Feb 13   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1960 birth of michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of april Winchell, American actress  

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 in the year 1960.  

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

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

Jan 06   Edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Luis da Costa, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1960.  

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