Page 9: Historical Events In 1960

Jun 20   12nd Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Robert Stack and Jane Wyatt.   

Jun 20   Federation of Mali ( and Senegal) is recorded as becoming independent of France   

Jun 20   Mahlon Hamilton, actor (Peg O'My Heart, High School Girl), dies at 80   

Jun 23   "Pat Boone Show," last airs on ABC-TV   

Jun 25   WH Walter Baade, German/US astronomer (Andromeda), dies at 67   

Jun 26   British Somaliland (now Somalia) gains independence from Britain.   

Jun 26   John Brenden Kelly, rower (Olympic-gold-1920, 24), dies at 70   

Jun 26   Madagascar gains independence from France (National Day).   

Jun 27   British Somaliland is recorded as becoming part of Somalia   

Jun 27   Chlorophyll "A" synthesized Cambridge Mass   

Jun 27   Harry Pollitt, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain dies at 69.   

Jun 28   10.40" (26.42 cm) of rainfall, Dunmor, Kentucky (state 24-hour record)   

Jun 28   26.42 cm (10.40") of rainfall, Dunmor, Kentucky (state 24-hour record).   

Jun 30   Belgian Congo is recorded as becoming an independent state   

Jun 30   Clarence Cameron White, composer, dies at 79   

Jun 30   Za‹re (then Belgian Congo) gains independence from Belgium.   

Jul 01   Ghana is recorded as becoming a republic.   

Jul 01   Italian Somalia gains independence, unites with Somali Republic.   

Jul 03   Alfred Henry Ackley, composer, dies at 73.   

Jul 04   Mickey Mantle hits career homer # 300   

Jul 06   Dr Barbara Moore completes a 3207 mile walk from LA to NYC.   

Jul 07   USSR shoots down a US aircraft over Barents sea   

Jul 09   Edward Burlingame Hill, composer, dies at 86.   

Jul 11   In this year, 28th All Star Baseball Game: NL claims 5-3 at Municipal Stadium, KC   

Jul 11   Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta and Niger declare independence   

Jul 11   Ivory Coast, Niger, Upper Volta and Dahomey all become independent.   

Jul 12   Congo, Chad and Central African Republic declare independence   

Jul 12   Echo I, inaugural passive satellite launched.   

Jul 12   USSR's Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs   

Jul 13   Anna Blaman, Dutch writer (Life and Death), dies at 55.   

Jul 13   Democratic Natl convention nominates Sen John F Kennedy for president   

Jul 13   In this year, 29th All Star Baseball Game: NL claims 6-0 at Yankee Stadium, New York   

Jul 14   Fire raging through a Guatemala City, Guatemala insane asylum results in the deaths of 225, severly injuring 300.   

Jul 14   In this year, Barbara Romack claims LPGA Leesburg Pro-Am Golf Tournament.   

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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)