Page 2: Historical Events In 1960

Jan 21   On this day in history little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km   

Jan 21   On this day in history rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning   

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

Jan 24   Algeria uprises against French President De Gaulle in the year 1960.   

Jan 24   John Miljan, actor (Charlie Chan in Paris, Yankee Clipper), dies at 66 in the year 1960.   

Jan 25   In the year 1960 diana Barrymore, actress (Ladies Courageous), dies at 38   

Jan 28   In the year 1960 goon Show's final episode on BBC   

Jan 28   In the year 1960 jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54   

Jan 29   In the year 1960 louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54   

Jan 30   In the year 1960 cIA allows Lockheed to produce a new U-2 aircraft (Oxcart) lookout Mr. Powers   

Jan 30   In the year 1960 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   US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins   

Jan 31   Lowell Gilmore, actor (Calcutta, Roadblock), dies at 53 in the year 1960.   

Feb 01   4 students stage first civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro NC Woolworth in the year 1960.   

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

Feb 02   On this day in history jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84   

Feb 02   Michale Eufemia sinks 625 balls in pool match without a miss on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member in the year 1960.   

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   In the year 1960 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   Ernst von Dohnanyi, US composer, dies at 82 in the year 1960.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Delmar G Roos, designer of jeep, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1960.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history death of margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48   

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

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

Jan 04   Albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52   

Jan 07   Luis da Costa, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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