Historical Events In 1960

Jul 06   In the year 1960 dr Barbara Moore completes a 3,207 mile walk from LA to NYC  

Jul 07   USSR shoots down a US aircraft over Barents sea in the year 1960.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1960.  

Jul 13   Anna Blaman, Dutch writer (Life & Death), dies at 55 in the year 1960.  

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

Jul 14   On this day in history barbara Romack wins LPGA Leesburg Pro-Am Golf Tournament  

Jul 14   On this day in history fire raging through a Guatemala City, Guatemala insane asylum kills 225, severly injuring 300  

Jul 15   Lawrence Mervil Tibbett, baritone, dies after surgery at 63 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1960.  

Jul 18   On this day in history 1st UN troops reach Congo  

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   Cuba nationalizes all US owned sugar factories in the year 1960.  

Jul 23   On this day in history 15th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls  

Jul 24   In the year 1960 carl Deis, composer, dies at 77  

Jul 27   VP Nixon nominated for pres at Republican convention in Chicago in the year 1960.  

Jul 28   Republican National convention selects Richard Nixon on this day in history.  

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

Jul 31   Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, calls for a black state on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   Naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga author was born in the year 1960.  

Jan 03   Joan Chen, [Chen Chung], Shanghai China, actress (Last Emperor) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1960 birth of cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder (6X Ms Olympia)  

Jan 04   Michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand) was born in the year 1960.  

Jan 04   In the year 1960 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 on this day in history.  

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   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.