Historical Events In 1960

Jan 21   Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 24   On this day in history algeria uprises against French President De Gaulle  

Jan 24   John Miljan, actor (Charlie Chan in Paris, Yankee Clipper), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 28   Goon Show's final episode on BBC in the year 1960.  

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

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

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

Jan 30   Dutch communist trade union EVC'58 disbands in the year 1960.  

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

Jan 31   Lowell Gilmore, actor (Calcutta, Roadblock), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1960.  

Feb 02   Jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Feb 02   Michale Eufemia sinks 625 balls in pool match without a miss in the year 1960.  

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   In the year 1960 louis Stricker, cricketer (S Afr open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies  

Feb 06   On this day in history 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   Old handwriting found in at Qumran, near the Dead Sea in the year 1960.  

Feb 08   Congress opens hearings looking into payola in the year 1960.  

Feb 09   AFL & NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact in the year 1960.  

Feb 09   Ernst von Dohnanyi, US composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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   Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers in the year 1960.  

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

Feb 13   In the year 1960 delmar G Roos, designer of jeep, dies at 79  

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Jan 02   In the year 1960 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   Joan Chen, [Chen Chung], Shanghai China, actress (Last Emperor) was born in the year 1960.  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1960 birth of steve Jones, British aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series)  

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   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   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   Elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880) died in the year 1960.