Historical Events In 1960

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

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

Jan 22   On this day in history 10th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 125-115 at Philadelphia   

Jan 23   Piccard &Walsh in bathyscaph "Trieste" reach 10,900 meters in Mariana Trench on this day in history.   

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   Goon Show's final episode on BBC on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1960.   

Jan 30   In the year 1960 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss   

Jan 30   US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80 in the year 1960.   

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

Feb 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1960 igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist, dies at 57   

Feb 07   Old handwriting found in at Qumran, near the Dead Sea on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1960 bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71   

Feb 12   On this day in history chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers   

Feb 13   "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 5 perfs in the year 1960.   

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 in the year 1960.   

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sandeep Marwah Founder of Film City, Noida, India   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of april Winchell, American actress   

Jan 05   Steve Jones, British aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1960 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   In the year 1960 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   In the year 1960 donald Knight, cricketer (54 runs in 2 Tests for England 1921), dies   

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 in the year 1960.