Historical Events In 1960

Oct 12   Inejiro Asanuma, leader Japanese Socialist Party, murdered at 61 in the year 1960.  

Oct 12   Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at UN General Assembly session on this day in history.  

Oct 13   3rd presidential debate with Nixon in Hollywood & Kennedy in NY on this day in history.  

Oct 13   On this day in history 3rd presidential debate with Nixon in Hollywood and Kennedy in NY  

Oct 14   Abram F Joffe, Russian physicist (crystal), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 14   Peace Corps First suggested by JFK in the year 1960.  

Oct 15   On this day in history clara Kimball Young, actress (Return of Chandu), dies of stroke at 70  

Oct 15   USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599) begins successful firing of four Polaris test vehicles under operational rather than test conditions. Tests are completed on 18 October on this day in history.  

Oct 16   In the year 1960 nL votes to admit Houston & NY to league  

Oct 17   "Tenderloin" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 216 performances in the year 1960.  

Oct 18   Casey Stengel retired by NY Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years) in the year 1960.  

Oct 18   In the year 1960 in Britain, the News Chronicle & Daily Mail merge,  

Oct 18   In the year 1960 the London Evening Star merges with the Evening News  

Oct 19   On this day in history france grants Mauritania independence  

Oct 19   On this day in history gunther AR Raphael, German composer (Busskantate), dies at 57  

Oct 19   In the year 1960 martin Luther King Jr arrested in Atlanta sit-in  

Oct 19   The US imposes an embargo on exports to Cuba in the year 1960.  

Oct 20   First fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI on this day in history.  

Oct 21   On this day in history 1st British nuclear sub Dreadnought launched  

Oct 22   On this day in history edgar Scauflaire, Belgian, painter/decorator, dies at 67  

Oct 24   In the year 1960 disaster on USSR (Baikonoer) launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin & team (165 die-unconfirmed); USSR claims killed in plane crash  

Oct 24   Disaster on USSR launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin and team (unconfirmed); USSR claims he was killed in plane crash on this day in history.  

Oct 25   On this day in history jose Padilla, composer, dies at 71  

Oct 25   In the year 1960 the first electronic wrist watch placed on sale, NYC  

Oct 26   In the year 1960 aL approves Washington Senators move to become Minnesota Twins & announces franchises in LA & Wash DC for 1961  

Oct 27   On this day in history aL admits LA & Washington to the league  

Oct 29   In the year 1960 chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, kills 16  

Oct 29   On this day in history muhammad Ali's (Cassius Clay's) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6  

Oct 30   On this day in history alfred Hill, composer, dies at 89  

Oct 30   On this day in history guatemala's "La Hora" reports plan for invasion on Cuba  

Oct 31   In the year 1960 cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 10,000 die  

Oct 31   In the year 1960 h L Davis, US writer (Honey in the Horn, Pulitzer prize), dies at 64  

Nov 01   Benelux treaty goes into effect on this day in history.  

Nov 02   On this day in history dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek/US conductor/composer, dies at 64  

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Jan 02   Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87) was born on this day in history.  

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

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   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   April Winchell, American actress was born in the year 1960.  

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   In the year 1960 cees [Cornelis J] Laseur, Dutch actor/dir (Hague Comedy), dies at 60  

Jan 03   On this day in history victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80  

Jan 04   On this day in history albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46  

Jan 05   On this day in history donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies  

Jan 06   Edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52 in the year 1960.  

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

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