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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 30   Dutch communist trade union EVC'58 disbands on this day in history.   

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

Jan 30   On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss   

Jan 30   US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins on this day in history.   

Jan 31   On this day in history lowell Gilmore, actor (Calcutta, Roadblock), dies at 53   

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

Feb 01   On this day in history extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender   

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

Feb 02   In the year 1960 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 06   On this day in history jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash   

Feb 07   On this day in history igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist, dies at 57   

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

Feb 08   On this day in history congress opens hearings looking into payola   

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   In the year 1960 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   "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   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   In the year 1960 birth of joan Chen, [Chen Chung], Shanghai China, actress (Last Emperor)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sandeep Marwah Founder of Film City, Noida, India   

Jan 04   In the year 1960 birth of cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder (6X Ms Olympia)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80 in the year 1960.   

Jan 04   On this day in history albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46   

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

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   On this day in history death of elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880)