Page 14: Historical Events In 1960

Oct 14   Abram F Joffe, Russian physicist (crystal), dies   

Oct 14   Peace Corps inaugural suggested by JFK   

Oct 15   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.   

Oct 16   NL votes to admit Houston and NY to league   

Oct 17   "Tenderloin" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 216 performances   

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

Oct 18   In Britain, the News Chronicle and Daily Mail merge,.   

Oct 18   The London Evening Star merges with the Evening News   

Oct 19   France grants Mauritania independence.   

Oct 19   Gunther AR Raphael, German composer (Busskantate), dies at 57.   

Oct 19   Martin Luther King Jr arrested in Atlanta sit-in   

Oct 19   The US imposes an embargo on exports to Cuba   

Oct 20   inaugural fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI   

Oct 21   1st British nuclear sub Dreadnought launched.   

Oct 22   Edgar Scauflaire, Belgian, painter/decorator, dies at 67.   

Oct 24   In this year, Disaster on USSR (Baikonoer) launch pad, results in the deaths of missile expert Nedelin and team (165 die-unconfirmed); USSR claims killed in plane crash   

Oct 24   In this year, Disaster on USSR launch pad, results in the deaths of missile expert Nedelin and team (unconfirmed); USSR claims he was killed in plane crash.   

Oct 25   Jose Padilla, composer, dies at 71   

Oct 25   The inaugural electronic wrist watch placed on sale, NYC   

Oct 26   AL approves Washington Senators move to become Minnesota Twins and announces franchises in LA and Wash DC for 1961.   

Oct 27   AL admits LA and Washington to the league   

Oct 29   Chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, results in the deaths of 16.   

Oct 29   Muhammad Ali's (Cassius Clay's) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6   

Oct 30   Alfred Hill, composer, dies at 89   

Oct 30   Guatemala's "La Hora" reports plan for invasion on Cuba.   

Oct 31   Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 10000 die   

Oct 31   H L Davis, US writer (Honey in the Horn, Pulitzer prize), dies at 64.   

Nov 01   Benelux treaty comes into force.   

Nov 02   Dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek/US conductor/composer, dies at 64.   

Nov 02   Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 8th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad   

Nov 03   Willard Libby is awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for inventing carbon-14 dating.   

Nov 05   August Gailit, Estonian writer (Ekke Moor), dies at 69.   

Nov 06   The aircraft carrier Antietam left British Honduras for Pensacola after 4 days of relief operations following hurricane Hattie   

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Jan 02   Raman lamba: Cricketer (indian opening batsman 1986-87)   

Jan 02   Naoki urasawa: Japanese manga author   

Jan 03   Joan chen: [chen chung], shanghai china, actress (last emperor)   

Jan 03   Sandeep marwah founder of film city: Noida, india   

Jan 04   Cory everson: Racine wisconsin, body builder (6x ms olympia)   

Jan 04   Michael stipe: Us rock vocalist (rem-losing my religion, stand)   

Jan 04   April winchell: American actress   

Jan 05   Steve jones: British aviator (red bull air race world series)   

Jan 01   Margaret sullavan: Actress (back street), overdose at 48   

Jan 02   Cees [cornelis j] laseur: Dutch actor/dir (hague comedy),   

Jan 03   Victor seastrom: Entertainer,   

Jan 04   Albert camus: French author (stranger),    

Jan 05   Donald knight: Cricketer (54 runs in 2 tests for england 1921),    

Jan 06   Edith barstow: Choreographer (frankie laine time),   

Jan 07   Luis da costa: Composer,    

Jan 09   Elsie j. oxenham: British children's author (b. 1880)