Page 10: Historical Events In 1960
Thursday, 08 January 2026
Jul 06 Dr Barbara Moore completes a 3,207 mile walk from LA to NYC in the year 1960. 


Jul 07 In the year 1960 uSSR shoots down a US aircraft over Barents sea 


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


Jul 11 28th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-3 at Municipal Stadium, KC on this day in history. 


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 on this day in history. 


Jul 12 On this day in history echo I, first passive satellite launched 


Jul 12 USSR's Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs on this day in history. 


Jul 13 29th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-0 at Yankee Stadium, New York in the year 1960. 


Jul 13 Anna Blaman, Dutch writer (Life & Death), dies at 55 on this day in history. 


Jul 13 Democratic Natl convention nominates Sen John F Kennedy for president on this day in history. 


Jul 14 Barbara Romack wins LPGA Leesburg Pro-Am Golf Tournament in the year 1960. 


Jul 14 Fire raging through a Guatemala City, Guatemala insane asylum kills 225, severly injuring 300 in the year 1960. 


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 on this day in history. 


Jul 16 In the year 1960 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 in the year 1960. 


Jul 21 Country of Katanga forms in Africa in the year 1960. 


Jul 21 In the year 1960 the country of Katanga forms in Africa 


Jul 22 On this day in history 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 Carl Deis, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1960. 


Jul 27 On this day in history vP Nixon nominated for pres at Republican convention in Chicago 


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


Jul 28 On this day in history republican National convention selects Richard Nixon as candidate 


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


Jul 29 In the year 1960 richard Simon, co-founder (Simon & Shuster), dies 


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


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


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 on this day in history. 


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