Historical Events In 1960

Jan 21   In the year 1960 little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km  

Jan 21   Rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1960 10th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 125-115 at Philadelphia  

Jan 23   Piccard &Walsh in bathyscaph "Trieste" reach 10,900 meters in Mariana Trench in the year 1960.  

Jan 24   In the year 1960 algeria uprises against French President De Gaulle  

Jan 24   On this day in history john Miljan, actor (Charlie Chan in Paris, Yankee Clipper), dies at 66  

Jan 25   On this day in history diana Barrymore, actress (Ladies Courageous), dies at 38  

Jan 28   Goon Show's final episode on BBC on this day in history.  

Jan 28   Jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1960.  

Jan 29   On this day in history louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54  

Jan 30   CIA allows Lockheed to produce a new U-2 aircraft (Oxcart) lookout Mr. Powers on this day in history.  

Jan 30   On this day in history dutch communist trade union EVC'58 disbands  

Jan 30   Riot curtails third day's play at Port-Of-Spain West Indies vs England on this day in history.  

Jan 30   In the year 1960 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss  

Jan 30   In the year 1960 uS male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins  

Jan 31   In the year 1960 lowell Gilmore, actor (Calcutta, Roadblock), dies at 53  

Feb 01   4 students stage first civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro NC Woolworth on this day in history.  

Feb 01   Extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender on this day in history.  

Feb 02   In the year 1960 jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84  

Feb 02   On this day in history michale Eufemia sinks 625 balls in pool match without a miss  

Feb 03   In the year 1960 johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80  

Feb 04   On this day in history bBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member  

Feb 05   Louis Stricker, cricketer (S Afr open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies in the year 1960.  

Feb 06   In the year 1960 jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash  

Feb 07   Igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist, dies at 57 in the year 1960.  

Feb 07   On this day in history old handwriting found in at Qumran, near the Dead Sea  

Feb 08   Congress opens hearings looking into payola on this day in history.  

Feb 09   On this day in history aFL & NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact  

Feb 09   In the year 1960 ernst von Dohnanyi, US composer, dies at 82  

Feb 11   On this day in history jack Paar walks off his TV show  

Feb 12   Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Feb 12   On this day in history chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers  

Feb 13   "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 5 perfs in the year 1960.  

Feb 13   On this day in history delmar G Roos, designer of jeep, dies at 79  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1960 birth of naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga author  

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

Jan 03   Sandeep Marwah Founder of Film City, Noida, India was born in the year 1960.  

Jan 04   Cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder (6X Ms Olympia) was born in the year 1960.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1960 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   In the year 1960 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   Donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies on this day in history.  

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