Historical Events In 1960

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

Oct 12   On this day in history nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at UN General Assembly session  

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

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

Oct 14   On this day in history abram F Joffe, Russian physicist (crystal), dies  

Oct 14   Peace Corps First suggested by JFK on this day in history.  

Oct 15   In the year 1960 clara Kimball Young, actress (Return of Chandu), dies of stroke at 70  

Oct 15   In the year 1960 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   In the year 1960 nL votes to admit Houston & NY to league  

Oct 17   "Tenderloin" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 216 performances on this day in history.  

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

Oct 18   On this day in history in Britain, the News Chronicle & Daily Mail merge,  

Oct 18   The London Evening Star merges with the Evening News on this day in history.  

Oct 19   In the year 1960 france grants Mauritania independence  

Oct 19   In the year 1960 gunther AR Raphael, German composer (Busskantate), dies at 57  

Oct 19   Martin Luther King Jr arrested in Atlanta sit-in on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Oct 22   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 24   Disaster on USSR launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin and team (unconfirmed); USSR claims he was killed in plane crash in the year 1960.  

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   On this day in history 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   Chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, kills 16 in the year 1960.  

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

Oct 30   In the year 1960 alfred Hill, composer, dies at 89  

Oct 30   Guatemala's "La Hora" reports plan for invasion on Cuba in the year 1960.  

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

Oct 31   On this day in history h L Davis, US writer (Honey in the Horn, Pulitzer prize), dies at 64  

Nov 01   In the year 1960 benelux treaty goes into effect  

Nov 02   Dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek/US conductor/composer, dies at 64 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   In the year 1960 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand)  

Jan 04   In the year 1960 birth of april Winchell, American actress  

Jan 05   Steve Jones, British aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series) was born in the year 1960.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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   Edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52 in the year 1960.  

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)