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   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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 29   Louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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 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   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 in the year 1960.   

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

Feb 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1960 old handwriting found in at Qumran, near the Dead Sea   

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

Feb 09   AFL & NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact on this day in history.   

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

Feb 11   Jack Paar walks off his TV show on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of joan Chen, [Chen Chung], Shanghai China, actress (Last Emperor)   

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 in the year 1960.   

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   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 in the year 1960.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1960 albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1960 edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52   

Jan 07   Luis da Costa, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1960.   

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