Historical Events In 1960

Jan 21   Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km in the year 1960.  

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   In the year 1960 piccard &Walsh in bathyscaph "Trieste" reach 10,900 meters in Mariana Trench  

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

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

Jan 25   Diana Barrymore, actress (Ladies Courageous), dies at 38 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 28   Jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Jan 29   Louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54 in the year 1960.  

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

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

Feb 01   Extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender in the year 1960.  

Feb 02   Jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1960.  

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 in the year 1960.  

Feb 04   In the year 1960 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   Jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash on this day in history.  

Feb 07   Igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Feb 07   Old handwriting found in at Qumran, near the Dead Sea in the year 1960.  

Feb 08   In the year 1960 congress opens hearings looking into payola  

Feb 09   In the year 1960 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   Jack Paar walks off his TV show in the year 1960.  

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   In the year 1960 "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 5 perfs  

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 in the year 1960.  

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

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   In the year 1960 birth of michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand)  

Jan 04   April Winchell, American actress was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1960.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1960 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   In the year 1960 donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies  

Jan 06   Edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52 in the year 1960.  

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)