Page 14: Historical Events In 1960

Oct 12   Inejiro Asanuma, leader Japanese Socialist Party, murdered at 61 on this day in history.   

Oct 12   Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at UN General Assembly session in the year 1960.   

Oct 13   3rd presidential debate with Nixon in Hollywood & Kennedy in NY in the year 1960.   

Oct 13   3rd presidential debate with Nixon in Hollywood and Kennedy in NY in the year 1960.   

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

Oct 14   On this day in history peace Corps First suggested by JFK   

Oct 15   In the year 1960 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 in the year 1960.   

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 Britain, the News Chronicle & Daily Mail merge, in the year 1960.   

Oct 18   On this day in history the London Evening Star merges with the Evening News   

Oct 19   In the year 1960 france grants Mauritania independence   

Oct 19   Gunther AR Raphael, German composer (Busskantate), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 19   In the year 1960 the US imposes an embargo on exports to Cuba   

Oct 20   On this day in history first fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI   

Oct 21   1st British nuclear sub Dreadnought launched in the year 1960.   

Oct 22   In the year 1960 edgar Scauflaire, Belgian, painter/decorator, dies at 67   

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

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   Jose Padilla, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 27   AL admits LA & Washington to the league in the year 1960.   

Oct 29   Chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, kills 16 in the year 1960.   

Oct 29   Muhammad Ali's (Cassius Clay's) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6 in the year 1960.   

Oct 30   Alfred Hill, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1960.   

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

Oct 31   On this day in history cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 10,000 die   

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

Nov 01   In the year 1960 benelux treaty goes into effect   

Nov 02   In the year 1960 dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek/US conductor/composer, dies at 64   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87)   

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   Sandeep Marwah Founder of Film City, Noida, India was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1960.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of steve Jones, British aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series)   

Jan 01   Margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48 died on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1960 cees [Cornelis J] Laseur, Dutch actor/dir (Hague Comedy), dies at 60   

Jan 03   Victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history death of elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880)