Page 4: Historical Events In 1960

Feb 29   Playboy Club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago in the year 1960.   

Mar 03   In the year 1960 ninth largest snowfall in NYC history (14.5")   

Mar 03   In the year 1960 sammy White, actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off), dies at 65   

Mar 04   On this day in history french freighter "La Coubre" explodes in Havana Cuba, killing 100   

Mar 04   In the year 1960 leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48   

Mar 04   Lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz on this day in history.   

Mar 05   On this day in history elvis Presley becomes a civilian after spending two years in the US Army.   

Mar 05   World Ice Dance Championship in Vancouver won by Doreen Denny & Courtney Jones (Great Britain) in the year 1960.   

Mar 06   President Sukarno disbands Indonesia's parliament in the year 1960.   

Mar 07   On this day in history "Christine" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 12 performances   

Mar 07   In the year 1960 "Flower Drum Song" closes at St James Theater NYC after 602 performances   

Mar 07   Dutch Builders strike for CLA on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Leonid Brezhnev replaces Kliment Voroshilov as President of USSR in the year 1960.   

Mar 07   On this day in history michael Tal beats Botvinnik 12½-8½ for world chess championship   

Mar 07   In the year 1960 the birth of Ivan Lendl, Czech tennis player   

Mar 07   USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) rescues 4 Russian soldiers from their landing craft 1,000 miles from Midway Island, which was drifting several weeks after their engine failed off Kamchatka Peninsula on this day in history.   

Mar 07   USSR announces Francis Gary Powers confessed to being a CIA spy on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1960 "Greenwillow" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 95 performances   

Mar 10   USSR agrees to stop nuclear testing on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Pioneer 5 launched into solar orbit between Earth &Venus in the year 1960.   

Mar 11   In the year 1960 roy Chapman Andrews, US biologist/explorer, dies at 76   

Mar 13   On this day in history fay Crocker wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship   

Mar 14   14 die in a train crash in Bakersfield CA on this day in history.   

Mar 14   14 die in a train crash in Bakersfield Calif on this day in history.   

Mar 15   Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve established (1st underwater park) on this day in history.   

Mar 15   On this day in history national Observatory at Kitt Peak, Arizona dedicated   

Mar 17   On this day in history eisenhower forms anti-Castro-exile army under the CIA   

Mar 19   "Redhead" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 455 performances in the year 1960.   

Mar 19   22nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Ohio State beats California 75-55 in the year 1960.   

Mar 19   22nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Ohio State beats California 75-55 on this day in history.   

Mar 21   In the black township of Sharpeville in Transvaal, South Africa, Afrikaner police open fire on a group of peaceful black demonstrators, killing sixty-nine people and wounding nearly two hundred in a hail of sub-machine gunfire on this day in history.   

Mar 22   On this day in history 1st patent for lasers, granted to Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes   

Mar 22   Patent for lasers, granted to Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Explorer (8) fails to reach Earth orbit 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   On this day in history birth of naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga author   

Jan 03   Joan Chen, [Chen Chung], Shanghai China, actress (Last Emperor) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Sandeep Marwah Founder of Film City, Noida, India was born in the year 1960.   

Jan 04   Cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder (6X Ms Olympia) was born in the year 1960.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Steve Jones, British aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series) was born in the year 1960.   

Jan 01   Margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48 died on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1960.   

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

Jan 09   Elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880) died on this day in history.