Page 2: 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 in the year 1960.   

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

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

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

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

Jan 28   On this day in history jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54   

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   Dutch communist trade union EVC'58 disbands on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Riot curtails third day's play at Port-Of-Spain West Indies vs England in the year 1960.   

Jan 30   US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss in the year 1960.   

Jan 30   US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins in the year 1960.   

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

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

Feb 01   In the year 1960 extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender   

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

Feb 05   On this day in history louis Stricker, cricketer (S Afr open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies   

Feb 06   Jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash in the year 1960.   

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

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 in the year 1960.   

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

Feb 12   In the year 1960 bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71   

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

Feb 13   On this day in history "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 5 perfs   

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87)   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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 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   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   Margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48 died in the year 1960.   

Jan 02   On this day in history cees [Cornelis J] Laseur, Dutch actor/dir (Hague Comedy), dies at 60   

Jan 03   Victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   Donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies in the year 1960.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history luis da Costa, composer, dies at 80   

Jan 09   Elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880) died on this day in history.