Page 6: Historical Events In 1960

Apr 08   Mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee.   

Apr 08   Neth and Germany sign accord concerning war casualties   

Apr 08   RCA (TV and Infra-Red Observation 'weather' Satellite) I launched.   

Apr 08   U Nu elected premier of Burma.   

Apr 09   14th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3.   

Apr 10   Arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66.   

Apr 10   Civil Rights Bill passed in the American Senate.   

Apr 10   In this year, Arnold Palmer claims his 2nd Masters golf tournament.   

Apr 10   Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill   

Apr 11   The inaugural weather satellite launched (Tiros 1).   

Apr 13   France is recorded as becoming the 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara And atom here, an atom there.   

Apr 13   France is recorded as becoming the 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara   

Apr 13   Navy's navigation satellite, Transit, placed into orbit from Cape Canaveral, FL and demonstrates ability to launch another satellite   

Apr 13   Transit 1B, inaugural navigational satellite, placed in Earth orbit   

Apr 14   Archibald McIndoe, plastic surgeon, dies   

Apr 14   Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Maple Leafs for the Stanley Cup.   

Apr 15   Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organizes at Shaw U.   

Apr 17   American Samoa sets up a constitutional government.   

Apr 17   Eddie Cochran, rocker, dies at 21 in a car crash.   

Apr 18   Emory Johnson, director (Phantom Express, Shield of Honor), dies at 66.   

Apr 18   French President Charles de Gaulle arrives in Ottawa for four-day visit.   

Apr 21   Brasilia is recorded as becoming capital of Brazil   

Apr 21   Brasilia is recorded as becoming the capital of Brazil   

Apr 23   1st performance of Ferde Grofe's "San Francisco Suite"   

Apr 23   Cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies.   

Apr 24   14th Tony Awards: Miracle Worker and Fiorello! win.   

Apr 24   In Southern Iran a 6.0 earthquake resulted in 420 killed, 3000 injured, and $20 million property damage at Kourdeh and Lar.   

Apr 24   John P "John" Musch, actor/founder (JM), dies at 84   

Apr 25   1st submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed (Triton).   

Apr 25   Amanullah, emir/king of Afhanistan (1919-28), dies at 67   

Apr 25   Hope Emerson actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn), dies at 62   

Apr 25   Locomotive number 6043 makes the last scheduled run of a steam locomotive on Canadian National on train 76 between The Pas and Winnipeg.   

Apr 25   The inaugural submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed (Triton)   

Apr 26   Wander J de Haas, Dut physicist (Einstein-De Haas effect), dies at 82   

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Jan 02   Raman lamba: Cricketer (indian opening batsman 1986-87)   

Jan 02   Naoki urasawa: Japanese manga author   

Jan 03   Joan chen: [chen chung], shanghai china, actress (last emperor)   

Jan 03   Sandeep marwah founder of film city: Noida, india   

Jan 04   Cory everson: Racine wisconsin, body builder (6x ms olympia)   

Jan 04   Michael stipe: Us rock vocalist (rem-losing my religion, stand)   

Jan 04   April winchell: American actress   

Jan 05   Steve jones: British aviator (red bull air race world series)   

Jan 01   Margaret sullavan: Actress (back street), overdose at 48   

Jan 02   Cees [cornelis j] laseur: Dutch actor/dir (hague comedy),    

Jan 03   Victor seastrom: Entertainer,    

Jan 04   Albert camus: French author (stranger),    

Jan 05   Donald knight: Cricketer (54 runs in 2 tests for england 1921),    

Jan 06   Edith barstow: Choreographer (frankie laine time),    

Jan 07   Luis da costa: Composer,    

Jan 09   Elsie j. oxenham: British children's author (b. 1880)