Historical Events In 1960

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

Jan 21   Rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning in the year 1960.   

Jan 22   In the year 1960 10th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 125-115 at Philadelphia   

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   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   In the year 1960 goon Show's final episode on BBC   

Jan 28   In the year 1960 jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54   

Jan 29   Louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54 in the year 1960.   

Jan 30   CIA allows Lockheed to produce a new U-2 aircraft (Oxcart) lookout Mr. Powers in the year 1960.   

Jan 30   Dutch communist trade union EVC'58 disbands on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1960.   

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   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 in the year 1960.   

Feb 02   On this day in history jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84   

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

Feb 03   On this day in history johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80   

Feb 04   BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member in the year 1960.   

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

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

Feb 07   Igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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   Ernst von Dohnanyi, US composer, dies at 82 in the year 1960.   

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

Feb 12   In the year 1960 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   "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 5 perfs in the year 1960.   

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   In the year 1960 birth of sandeep Marwah Founder of Film City, Noida, India   

Jan 04   In the year 1960 birth of cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder (6X Ms Olympia)   

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 in the year 1960.   

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   On this day in history cees [Cornelis J] Laseur, Dutch actor/dir (Hague Comedy), dies at 60   

Jan 03   In the year 1960 victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80   

Jan 04   In the year 1960 albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46   

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

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 in the year 1960.   

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