Historical Events In 1960

Jan 21   Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history 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 in the year 1960.   

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 in the year 1960.   

Jan 25   Diana Barrymore, actress (Ladies Courageous), dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1960 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 in the year 1960.   

Jan 30   On this day in history dutch communist trade union EVC'58 disbands   

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

Jan 30   US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss in the year 1960.   

Jan 30   In the year 1960 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   On this day in history jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84   

Feb 02   On this day in history michale Eufemia sinks 625 balls in pool match without a miss   

Feb 03   Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   On this day in history bBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member   

Feb 05   Louis Stricker, cricketer (S Afr open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies on this day in history.   

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

Feb 08   Congress opens hearings looking into payola in the year 1960.   

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   Jack Paar walks off his TV show on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71 in the year 1960.   

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 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87)   

Jan 02   In the year 1960 birth of naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga author   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of joan Chen, [Chen Chung], Shanghai China, actress (Last Emperor)   

Jan 03   Sandeep Marwah Founder of Film City, Noida, India was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder (6X Ms Olympia)   

Jan 04   In the year 1960 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   In the year 1960 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   Cees [Cornelis J] Laseur, Dutch actor/dir (Hague Comedy), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80 in the year 1960.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history luis da Costa, composer, dies at 80   

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