1960

Year 1960 () was a (link will display full calendar) of the. The year 1960 is known as the "."

January

 * January - The is lifted in  — the  is officially over.
 * - gains its independence.
 * - U.S. Senator (D-MA) announces that he is a candidate for the  nomination for President.


 * - - construction begins in.
 * - British Prime Minister makes the  speech for the first time (see ).
 * - and  are created in.
 * - The  is signed in.
 * - A mine collapses at Coalbrook,, killing 437.
 * - In, President fires Jacques Massun, commander-in-chief for the French troops in.
 * - and  descend into the  in the , reaching the depth of 10,916 meters.
 * - A major insurrection occurs in against French colonial policy.
 * - In, the reacts to the  scandal by threatening fines for any s who accepted money for playing particular records.

February

 * - In, from  begin a sit-in at a segregated  . Although they are refused service, they are allowed to stay at the counter. The event triggers many similar nonviolent  throughout the , and 6 months later the original 4 protesters are served lunch at the same counter.
 * -  makes the  speech to the n Parliament in  (although he had first made the speech, to little publicity, in,  - now  - on  the same year).
 * - Vince Deveney and Gaetan DeSimone invent the White Widow.
 * - The  is inaugurated in,.
 * receives the first star on the.
 * , chairman of the board of the, is kidnapped and captors demand $500,000. Coors is later found dead and is indicted.
 * — A conference about the of the  begins in.
 * The  is destroyed in a storm in.
 * Twelve n soldiers die in clashes with troops at their common border.
 * — : tests its first  in the.
 * - — The open in,.
 * - (night) — An totally destroys,.
 * - — The open in,.
 * - (night) — An totally destroys,.

March

 * — returns home from, after being away on  for 2 years.
 * March 6 - Vietnam War: The United States announces that 3,500 American soldiers will be sent to Vietnam.
 * - The in  gives women the right to vote.
 * - crashes near Tell City, Indiana killing all 63 on board.
 * - The in  kills more than 69 people, wounds 300.
 * — &  receive the first  for a.
 * — meets  in.
 * -  by Jacqueline Boyer (music by André Popp, text by Pierre Cour) wins the for.

April

 * , 1st of, dies in office. He is replaced by ,  of.
 * The launches the first,.
 * — The first 3 female priests are ordained in.
 * — Eric Peugeot, youngest son of the founder of, is kidnapped in . Kidnappers release him in exchange for $300,000.
 * The launches  Transat I-b.
 * The is cancelled, ending the 's imperial ambitions.
 * Gunman attacks n Prime Minister  in, wounding him seriously.
 * Brian Hardgroove (bassist and bandleader for legendary hip hop band Public Enemy) is born in New York City (United States).
 * of abandons use of the term "Imperial and Foreign News", replacing it with "Overseas News", and changes its house style from "to-day" to "today".
 * - On the campaign trail in, Senator  says, in reply to a question about his  faith,  "I don't think that my religion is anyone's business."
 * — In, the country's capital is shifted from  to . The  is founded to succeed  as the.
 * — gains independence from -administered UN trusteeship.
 * - On the campaign trail in, Senator  says, in reply to a question about his  faith,  "I don't think that my religion is anyone's business."
 * — In, the country's capital is shifted from  to . The  is founded to succeed  as the.
 * — gains independence from -administered UN trusteeship.

May

 * A Soviet missile shoots down an American spy plane; the pilot  is captured.
 * In India, May 1st is declared as 'Maharashtra Divas', i.e., (the same day is also celebrated as 'Kaamgaar Divas', i.e., Workers Day).
 * — refugee minister Theodor Oberländer is fired because of his  past.
 * - President signs the  into law.
 * — The U.S.  announces that it will approve  as an additional  for 's Enovid, making it the world's first approved.
 * — The nuclear submarine completes the first underwater circumnavigation of the.
 * — In, 4 agents abduct fugitive  , who was using the alias "Ricardo Klement".
 * — A Swiss/Austrian expedition makes the first ascent of, the world's 7th highest mountain.
 * — The Kenyan African National Congress Party is founded in, when 3 political parties join forces.
 * — is launched into  orbit.
 * - demands an apology from U.S. President  for  flights over the, thus ending a  summit in.
 * - operates the first.
 * — In, police carry away members of the ; Parliament then approves a security treaty with the.
 * — : 's subduction fault ruptures from to, causing a  and one of the greatest s on record. s in  crash.
 * —  announces that    has been captured.
 * — In, a bloodless military removes President  and installs General  as head of state.
 * — In, a bloodless military removes President  and installs General  as head of state.

June

 * - 's first transmission occurs when a switch is flicked in Shortland Street,
 * - The occur in.
 * - U.S. Senator wins the   primary.
 * - Mary kills 1,600 in the  province of.
 * Violent at  result in 182 arrests, 589 injuries.
 * , the second largest ferry operator in the world, starts service between and.
 * — The is founded in the.
 * — The between  and  (now ) gains  from.
 * — ese prime minister announces his resignation.
 * is elected the first president of independent.
 * makes its first flight at,.
 * — gains  from the ; 5 days later it unites with the former  to create the modern.
 * - The is founded.
 * — The Kanlaon Broadcasting System (KBS), the fourth TV station in the, is launched.
 * gains from ; civil war follows.
 * Public demonstrations by democratic and left forces, against Italian government support of the post-fascist, are heavily suppressed by police.
 * gains from ; civil war follows.
 * Public demonstrations by democratic and left forces, against Italian government support of the post-fascist, are heavily suppressed by police.
 * Public demonstrations by democratic and left forces, against Italian government support of the post-fascist, are heavily suppressed by police.

July

 * becomes a and  becomes its first  as  ceases to be the.
 * A  fighter north of  in the  shoots down a 6-man . Two  officers survive and are imprisoned in 's dreaded.
 * Gains it's Independence from, 5 days after the
 * — Following the admission of as the 50th  the previous year, the 50-star  debuts in.
 * — The beats  2-1 to win the first.
 * declares the Congolese province of independent; he receives Belgian help.
 * U.S. Senator is nominated for President at the  in.
 * —, the main of the , is founded.
 * — The decides to send troops to Katanga to oversee Belgian troops withdrawal.
 * — (then Ceylon) elects  Prime Minister, the world's first elected female head of government.
 * —, English navigator and yachtsman, arrives in New York aboard Gypsy Moth II — he has made a record solo Atlantic crossing in 40 days.
 * - The Woolworth's counter in, the subject of a sit-in which sparked sit-ins and pickets across the southern United States in February 1960, serves its first black customer.
 * - - In, the  nominates U.S. Vice President  for President and  for Vice President.
 * — The is founded in.
 * - - In, the  nominates U.S. Vice President  for President and  for Vice President.
 * — The is founded in.

August

 * August —, U.S. impostor, is killed trying to prevent a robbery.
 * — (Upper Volta) declares  from.
 * In response to a embargo,  nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation.
 * In the, Albert Kalonji declares the independence of the Autonomous State of.
 * — becomes independent.
 * — becomes independent.
 * - becomes independent.
 * - becomes independent.
 * parachutes from a balloon over at 102,800 feet (31,333 m). He sets unbeaten  world records for: high-altitude jump;  by falling 16 miles (25.7 km) before opening his ; and fastest speed by a  without motorized assistance, 982 km/h (614 mi/h).
 * gains its independence from the.
 * The newly named begin a forty-eight night residency at the  Club in,.
 * gains independence from.
 * The trial of pilot  begins in.
 * In, downed American pilot  is sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the  for.
 * The launches, with the s Belka and Strelka ( for "Squirrel" and "Little Arrow"), 40 , 2 s and a variety of s. The spacecraft returns to earth the next day and all animals are recovered safely.
 * — breaks from the, declaring independence.
 * - - The are held in.
 * - The  surfaces at the, where the crew plays softball.
 * — — Donna kills 50 in  and.
 * — breaks from the, declaring independence.
 * - - The are held in.
 * - The  surfaces at the, where the crew plays softball.
 * — — Donna kills 50 in  and.

September

 * , of  and 2nd  of, dies in office. He is replaced by ,  of.
 * Disgruntled workers effectively halt operations of the, marking the first shutdown in the company's history (the event lasts 2 days).
 * wins the gold medal in boxing.
 * president fires 's government and places him under.
 * — In, U.S. President formally dedicates the  (which  had already activated  on ).
 * Colonel takes power in  in a.
 * ,, , and  form.
 * -, sole remaining member of the Mali Federation following the withdrawal of Senegal a month earlier, declares full independence as the Republic of Mali.
 * — The 2 leading U.S. presidential candidates, and, participate in the first televised presidential debate.
 * ,, , and  form.
 * -, sole remaining member of the Mali Federation following the withdrawal of Senegal a month earlier, declares full independence as the Republic of Mali.
 * — The 2 leading U.S. presidential candidates, and, participate in the first televised presidential debate.

October

 * — gains independence;  is the first native.
 * — is elected president of  for a 5-year term.
 * — White ns vote to make the country a republic.
 * — The second notable flood occurs in,.
 * pounds his shoe on a table at a General Assembly meeting, to protest discussion of  policy toward.
 * assassinates, chairman of the Japanese Socialist Party.
 * — U.S. presidential candidate first suggests the idea for the.
 * — A rocket explodes in the Space Center during fueling, killing 91.
 * - calls, wife of , and secures his release from jail on a traffic violation in ,.
 * — In, Cassius Clay (later ) wins his first professional fight.
 * — performs the first successful kidney transplant in the, at the.
 * — performs the first successful kidney transplant in the, at the.

November

 * — is found not guilty of  in the  case.
 * — : In a close race, is elected over, becoming the youngest (43) man elected to that office.
 * — marries Swedish actress .  is still illegal in 31 U.S. states out of 50.
 * threatens to leave the over criticism of its  policy.
 * A collision between two trains in, kills 117.
 * — The is test-launched.
 * — The supports the government of  and  in.
 * — becomes independent of.
 * — Production of the automobile brand ceases.
 * — Production of the automobile brand ceases.

December

 * -, the deposed premier of the , is arrested by troops of Colonel.
 * - A 5-ton  spacecraft containing animals, insects and plants is launched into orbit; it burns up upon re-entry.
 * - The, the Most Rev. Geoffrey Francis Fisher, talks with for about an hour in the . It is the first time in more than 500 years that a head of the  had visited the Pope.
 * - U.S. President authorizes the use of $1M for the relief and resettlement of n, who have been arriving in  at the rate of 1,000 a week.
 * — The admission to the of  is vetoed by the.
 * —, who led and 1960 insurrections in , fails to appear in a  court. He has reportedly fled with 4 fellow defendants to  en route to Algeria.
 * — The Security Council is called into session by the, to consider Soviet demands that the U.N. seek the immediate release of former  Premier.
 * French President 's visit to is marked by bloody riots by European and  mobs in Algeria's largest cities, killing 127 people.
 * First Episode of long-running drama  airs. It was originally planned to be a 16 part drama but became such a success that it is still running 5 times or more per week.
 * — The upholds a Federal Court ruling that 's segregation laws are.
 * While Emperor of  visits, his  revolts unsuccessfully against his rule. The rebels proclaim the emperor's son, Crown Prince , as Emperor.
 * ,, and  found the.
 * Navy Commander Leroy Heath (Pilot) and Lieutenant Larry Monroe (Bombardier/Navigator) establish a world altitude record of 91,450.8 feet (27,874.2 metres) in an carrying a 1,000 kilogram payload, besting the previous record by over 4 miles.
 * proclaims in, , that he has assumed the premiership.
 * The is formed in.
 * King deposes the government and takes power into his own hands.
 * King marries Doña.
 * U.S. Secretary of State announces that the United States will commit 5 atomic submarines and 80  to  by the end of.
 * collides with a  over, . All 128 passengers and crew on both planes are killed, as are 6 persons on the ground.
 * — Troops loyal to in  suppress the revolt that began, giving power back to their leader upon his return from . Haile Selassie absolves his son of any guilt.
 * — Fire sweeps through the, the largest U.S. aircraft carrier, while it is under construction at a pier, killing 50 and injuring 150.
 * — Discoverer XIX is launched into polar orbit from, to measure.
 * — sets off its third nuclear test blast at its atomic proving grounds at,.
 * collides with a  over, . All 128 passengers and crew on both planes are killed, as are 6 persons on the ground.
 * — Troops loyal to in  suppress the revolt that began, giving power back to their leader upon his return from . Haile Selassie absolves his son of any guilt.
 * — Fire sweeps through the, the largest U.S. aircraft carrier, while it is under construction at a pier, killing 50 and injuring 150.
 * — Discoverer XIX is launched into polar orbit from, to measure.
 * — sets off its third nuclear test blast at its atomic proving grounds at,.

World population

 * 3,021,475,000
 * 277,398,000
 * 1,701,336,000
 * 604,401,000
 * 218,300,000
 * 204,152,000
 * 15,888,000

January-February

 * -, Japanese manga author and artist
 * -, Founder of Noida Film City
 * -, American singer
 * , Finnish ice hockey player
 * , British chef and writer
 * , American football player
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, American computer game designer best known for games such as , , and
 * -, Australian musician (d. )
 * -, French skydiver and skysurfing pioneer (d. )
 * -, American cultural historian, writer, and producer
 * , American diver
 * , American model (d. )
 * , British field hockey player
 * -, Finnish sports journalist
 * , Italian football (soccer) referee
 * , American football coach
 * -, Hong Kong actress
 * -, American writer and minister
 * -, Ecuadorian tennis player
 * -, Hong Kong actress
 * -, American writer and minister
 * -, Ecuadorian tennis player
 * -, Ecuadorian tennis player

March-April

 * , Finnish singer and songwriter
 * , Ugandan boxer and world Junior Middleweight champion
 * , American actor
 * , baseball player
 * , Czech tennis player
 * -, American actress
 * -, British broadcaster
 * , Japanese singer
 * , Japanese singer
 * , Irish bassist
 * , American animator (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * - (born Jenny Clare Hargreaves, in, ) is a ,  and , working in the
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American artist
 * -, Brazilian race car driver (d. )
 * -, Scottish politician
 * -, German singer
 * -, American football player
 * , German footballer
 * , Brazilian singer (d. )
 * -, British actor
 * -, British athlete
 * -, American beauty queen, actress, and model
 * , English soprano
 * , Australian actor
 * -, English journalist and television show host
 * -, American actor
 * -, Spanish football manager
 * -, German painter
 * -, baseball player
 * , English guitarist
 * , American actress
 * -, British television presenter (d. )
 * -, English musician
 * , baseball player and announcer (d. )
 * , American political scientist
 * -, British bassist
 * , English guitarist
 * , American actress
 * -, British television presenter (d. )
 * -, English musician
 * , baseball player and announcer (d. )
 * , American political scientist
 * -, British bassist
 * -, British bassist

May-June

 * , American musician
 * , Irish-born actress
 * -, Irish singer
 * may 16 Simon Fuller
 * , Finnish hockey player
 * , French tennis player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American serial killer (d. )
 * -, Japanese director
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, English comedian and actor
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, English singer and songwriter
 * -, Australian news reader
 * -, Australian rugby player
 * -, Finnish singer
 * -, English footballer
 * -, English musician
 * -, Italian writer
 * -, American football player
 * -, Brazilian guitarist and writer
 * -, American football player
 * -, Brazilian guitarist and writer

July-August

 * -, English songwriter (, , and )
 * , American actor
 * , American guitarist and singer/songwriter
 * -, American NASA astronaut
 * -, Brazilian drummer and producer
 * -, British broadcaster and editor
 * -, American music singer-song-writer-guitarist/actor
 * , Hong Kong actor
 * , Dutch football player and manager
 * -, American actress
 * , Argentine-born composer
 * , German footballer
 * - American vocalist and pianist
 * -, American actor
 * -, German politician and Mayor of Nuremberg
 * -, Spanish actor
 * -, prominent USAF Colonel and Surgeon
 * -, English soprano singer and actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American musician

September-October

 * -, American football coach
 * -, English actor
 * -, English actor
 * -, baseball player
 * -, U.S. musician, vocalist & leader of "Joan Jett & The Blackhearts"
 * - Scottish singer-songwriter  and film-maker, best known as a television presenter
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, a n and the Russian Minister of Finance
 * -, English actor
 * -, Belgian actor
 * -, Colombian journalist and comedian (d. )
 * -, British actress
 * -, Argentine footballer

November-December

 * -, American volleyball player
 * -, German pop singer
 * -, English author
 * , American actor
 * , American actor and film director
 * -, English television presenter
 * -, English singer and gardener
 * , American musician
 * , American lawyer and journalist (d. )
 * -, baseball player and broadcaster
 * -, American television personality
 * -, English bassist
 * -, American actress
 * -, Australian athlete
 * -  American Jazz bassist and composer
 * , Northern Irish actor and director
 * , American actor and model
 * -, American bodybuilder and gay rights advocate
 * -, American/Greek magician and musician
 * -, Japanese economist
 * -, American actor
 * , British television presenter
 * , American actress
 * -, British actress
 * -, Australian tennis player
 * , American serial killer
 * , English footballer
 * date unknown -, , who broke the record for the three times by age 29.
 * -, British actress
 * -, Australian tennis player
 * , American serial killer
 * , English footballer
 * date unknown -, , who broke the record for the three times by age 29.
 * date unknown -, , who broke the record for the three times by age 29.

January-June

 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, French writer, laureate (automobile accident) (b. )
 * -, British children's novelist (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. )
 * -, Hindu teacher (b. )
 * -, Italian singer and actor (b. )
 * -, Catholic prelate (b. )
 * -, Hungarian conductor (b. )
 * - (b. ), last Vicereine of India
 * -, American encyclopedia editor (b. )
 * -, Polish general (b. )
 * -, Irish politician (b. )
 * -, King of Malaysia (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, German physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Finnish actor (b. )
 * -, British mathematician (b. )
 * -, American philanthropist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Russian writer, laureate (declined) (b. )
 * -, German Nazi politician (b. )
 * -, Romanian politician (b. )
 * -, Georgian politician (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, English athlete (b. )

July-December

 * -, Welsh politician (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * , Italian cinematographer (b. )
 * , Swedish politician (b. )
 * -, American novelist (b. )
 * -, writer and lyricist (b. )
 * -, Austrian writer (b. )
 * -, King of Malaysia (b. )
 * -, Indian politician (b. )
 * -, Swedish tenor (b. )
 * -, Hungarian composer (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, Greek conductor, pianist, and composer (b. )
 * , Canadian film producer and director (b. )
 * , American country singer (b. )
 * -, American singer and songwriter (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, sister of (b. )
 * -, three Dominican revolutionaries (b. , , )
 * -, German architect, interior designer and designer (b. )
 * -, Japanese philosopher (b. )
 * -, German architect, interior designer and designer (b. )
 * -, Japanese philosopher (b. )

Nobel prizes

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