Historical Events In 1960

Jan 21   Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1960.  

Jan 30   In the year 1960 uS male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins  

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   Extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender on this day in history.  

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

Feb 02   Michale Eufemia sinks 625 balls in pool match without a miss on this day in history.  

Feb 03   Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 08   In the year 1960 congress opens hearings looking into payola  

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 in the year 1960.  

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

Jan 04   Cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder (6X Ms Olympia) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand) was born in the year 1960.  

Jan 04   April Winchell, American actress was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Steve Jones, British aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series) was born in the year 1960.  

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 in the year 1960.  

Jan 03   On this day in history victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80  

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

Jan 07   Luis da Costa, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   On this day in history death of elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880)