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   Algeria uprises against French President De Gaulle on this day in history.  

Jan 24   In the year 1960 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   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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 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   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   In the year 1960 igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist, dies at 57  

Feb 07   On this day in history old handwriting found in at Qumran, near the Dead Sea  

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   In the year 1960 ernst von Dohnanyi, US composer, dies at 82  

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

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

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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1960 birth of cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder (6X Ms Olympia)  

Jan 04   Michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48  

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   In the year 1960 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   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   On this day in history death of elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880)