Page 2: Historical Events In 1960

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

Jan 21   In the year 1960 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   In the year 1960 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   On this day in history 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   Jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54   

Jan 30   CIA allows Lockheed to produce a new U-2 aircraft (Oxcart) lookout Mr. Powers on this day in history.   

Jan 30   In the year 1960 dutch communist trade union EVC'58 disbands   

Jan 30   Riot curtails third day's play at Port-Of-Spain West Indies vs England on this day in history.   

Jan 30   US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins   

Jan 31   Lowell Gilmore, actor (Calcutta, Roadblock), dies at 53 in the year 1960.   

Feb 01   In the year 1960 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   Jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Michale Eufemia sinks 625 balls in pool match without a miss in the year 1960.   

Feb 03   In the year 1960 johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80   

Feb 04   BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member on this day in history.   

Feb 05   In the year 1960 louis Stricker, cricketer (S Afr open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies   

Feb 06   Jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash in the year 1960.   

Feb 07   On this day in history igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist, dies at 57   

Feb 07   On this day in history old handwriting found in at Qumran, near the Dead Sea   

Feb 08   On this day in history congress opens hearings looking into payola   

Feb 09   On this day in history aFL & NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact   

Feb 09   Ernst von Dohnanyi, US composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Feb 11   In the year 1960 jack Paar walks off his TV show   

Feb 12   On this day in history bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71   

Feb 12   In the year 1960 chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers   

Feb 13   "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 5 perfs on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Delmar G Roos, designer of jeep, dies at 79 in the year 1960.   

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Jan 02   Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga author was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Joan Chen, [Chen Chung], Shanghai China, actress (Last Emperor) was born in the year 1960.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of steve Jones, British aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series)   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48   

Jan 02   In the year 1960 cees [Cornelis J] Laseur, Dutch actor/dir (Hague Comedy), dies at 60   

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

Jan 04   Albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies in the year 1960.   

Jan 06   In the year 1960 edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52   

Jan 07   In the year 1960 luis da Costa, composer, dies at 80   

Jan 09   In the year 1960 death of elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880)