Page 9: Historical Events In 1960

Jun 03   Seven helicopters of HS-4 from Yorktown rescued 53 merchant seamen from the British freighter Shun Lee which was breaking up on Pratas Reef, 500 miles northwest of Manila.   

Jun 03   Test launchings of Bullpup air-to-surface missiles from a Marine Corps HUS-1 helicopter were successfully completed at the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River   

Jun 04   Lucien Littlefield, actor (Mr Beasley-Blondie), dies at 64.   

Jun 06   In this year, Roy Orbison releases "Only the Lonely".   

Jun 08   1st date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House"   

Jun 08   inaugural date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House"   

Jun 09   René Maran, Martiniques writer (Batouala, Prix Goncourt), dies.   

Jun 11   House packed with wedding celebrants collapses killing 30 (Pakistan).   

Jun 14   Ana Pauker-Rabensohn, Romanian Foreign Minister (1945-52), dies at 67.   

Jun 15   Argentina complains to UN about Israeli illicit transfer of Eichman.   

Jun 17   Pierre Reverdy, French author/poet (North-South), dies at 70.   

Jun 18   "Destry Rides Again" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 472 perfs.   

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.   

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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)