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 on this day in history.  

Jul 09   Edward Burlingame Hill, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 11   Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta & Niger declare independence on this day in history.  

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

Jul 12   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 14   Barbara Romack wins LPGA Leesburg Pro-Am Golf Tournament on this day in history.  

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

Jul 15   Lawrence Mervil Tibbett, baritone, dies after surgery at 63 in the year 1960.  

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

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

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

Jul 18   In the year 1960 1st UN troops reach Congo  

Jul 20   In the year 1960 uSSR recovered 2 dogs; first living organisms to return from space  

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

Jul 21   On this day in history the country of Katanga forms in Africa  

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   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   Republican National convention selects Richard Nixon as candidate on this day in history.  

Jul 29   On this day in history 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!!! on this day in history.  

Jul 30   In the year 1960 1st AFL preseason game Boston Patriots defeat Bills in Buffalo (28-7)  

Jul 30   In the year 1960 the first AFL preseason game Boston Patriots defeat Bills in Buffalo (28-7)  

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

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Jan 02   Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87) was born in the year 1960.  

Jan 02   In the year 1960 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 in the year 1960.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Steve Jones, British aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80  

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   On this day in history edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52  

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

Jan 09   Elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880) died on this day in history.