Historical Events In 1960

Jan 21   Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km in the year 1960.  

Jan 21   On this day in history rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning  

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

Jan 23   On this day in history piccard &Walsh in bathyscaph "Trieste" reach 10,900 meters in Mariana Trench  

Jan 24   Algeria uprises against French President De Gaulle in the year 1960.  

Jan 24   In the year 1960 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   On this day in history goon Show's final episode on BBC  

Jan 28   In the year 1960 jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54  

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

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

Jan 30   On this day in history dutch communist trade union EVC'58 disbands  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 31   In the year 1960 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   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   On this day in history johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80  

Feb 04   In the year 1960 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   Igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1960.  

Feb 12   Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71 in the year 1960.  

Feb 12   Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers in the year 1960.  

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

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   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1960 birth of michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand)  

Jan 04   April Winchell, American actress was born in the year 1960.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1960 death of margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48  

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

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