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1960 (''' MCMLX ''') was a Leap Year Starting On Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar).
Events
January
February
- February 1 — In Greensboro, N.C. , Four Black Students from North Carolina Agricultural And Technical College begin a sit-in at a Segregated Woolworth's Lunch Counter . Although they are refused service, they are allowed to stay at the counter. The event triggers many similar nonviolent Protests throughout the South , and six months later the original four protesters are served lunch at the same counter.
- February 5 — Particle Accelerator of CERN inaugurated in Geneva , Switzerland
- February 8 - February 9 — Adolph Coors II killed during an attempt to Kidnap him in Colorado . Joseph Corbett Jr is arrested next October
- February 9 — Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
- February 9 — Adolph Coors III , chairman of the board of the Coors Brewing Company , is kidnapped and captors demand $500,000. Coors is later found dead and Joseph Corbett Jr is indicted.
- February 10 — In Brussels , conference about Congo Independence begins
- February 11 — 12 India n soldiers die in clashes with Chinese troops at the border
- February 11 — The Airship ZPG-3W is destroyed in a storm in Massachusetts
- tests its first Atomic Bomb in Sahara
- February 18 — 1960 Winter Olympics open in Squaw Valley , California .
- February 29 - March 1 night — Earthquake totally destroys Agadir , Morocco .
March
April
May
June
July
August
- August — Stanley Clifford Weyman , US impostor, is killed when he tries to prevent a robbery
- August 5 — Burkina Faso declares Independence from France
- embargo, Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation.
- August 6 — In Congo , Albert Kalonji declares independence of Autonomous State of South Kasai
- August 7 — Côte D'Ivoire becomes independent.
- August 11 — Chad becomes independent.
- by falling 16 miles (25.7 km) before opening his Parachute ; and fastest speed by a Human without motorized assistance, 982 km/h (614 mi/h).
- August 16 — Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom
- August 17 — Gabon gains independence from France
- August 17 — Trial of U-2 pilot Gary Powers begins in Moscow
- August 18 — Enovid , the first commercially produced oral Contraceptive , is launched in Skokie, Illinois
- , downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for Espionage
- launches Sputnik 5 with the Dog s Belka and Strelka ( Russian for "Squirrel" and "Little Arrow"), 40 Mice , 2 Rat s and a variety of Plant s. The spacecraft return to earth the next day and all animals are recovered safely.
- August 20 — Senegal breaks from the Mali federation, declaring independence.
- August 25 — 1960 Summer Olympics open in Rome . USS Seadragon (SSN-584) surfaces at the North Pole where the crew plays softball.
- August 29 — September 13 — Hurricane Donna kills 50 in Florida - New England area
September
- September 1 — Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah , Sultan of Selangor and 2nd Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia , dies in office. He is replaced by Tuanku Syed Putra , Raja of Perlis .
- September 1 — Disgruntled Railroad workers effectively halt operations of the Pennsylvania Railroad , marking the first shutdown in the history of the company (event lasted 2 days)
- September 5 — Cassius Clay wins the gold medal in boxing at the Rome Olympic Games .
- September 5 — Congo president Joseph Kasavubu fires Patrice Lumumba 's government and places him under House Arrest
- September 8 — In Huntsville, Alabama , US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center ( NASA had already activated the facility on July 1 )
- September 14 — Colonel Joseph Mobutu takes power in Congo in a Military Coup
- September 14 — Iran , Iraq , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia and Venezuela form OPEC
- September 26 — The two leading US presidential candidates, Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy , participate in the first televised presidential debate.
October
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December
- December 1 — Patrice Lumumba , the deposed premier of the Congo was arrested by troops of Col. Joseph Mobutu .
- December 1 — A 5-ton Soviet space ship containing animals, insects and plants was launched into orbit. The spacecraft burned up upon re-entry.
- December 2 — The Archbishop Of Canterbury , the Most Rev. Geoffrey Francis Fisher, talked with Pope John XXIII for about an hour in the Vatican . It was the first time in more than 500 years that a head of the Anglican Church had visited the Pope.
- December 2 — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the use of $1M for the relief and resettlement of Cuban Refugees in Florida . Cuban refugees have been arriving in Florida at the rate of 1,000 a week.
- December 2 — Congolese soldiers arrest Patrice Lumumba .
- December 4 — Admission to the United Nations of Mauritania was vetoed by the USSR .
- December 5 — Pierre Lagaillarde , who led 1958 and 1960 insurrections in Algeria , failed to appear in a Paris court. He was reported to have fled with 4 fellow defendants to Spain en route to Algeria.
- December 7 — The United Nations Security Council was called into session by the USSR to consider the Soviet demands that the U.N. seek the immediate release of former Congolese Premier Patrice Lumumba .
- December 9 — French President Charles De Gaulle 's visit to Algeria was marked by bloody riots by European and Muslim mobs in Algeria's largest cities, killing 127 people.
- December 12 — A Federal Court ruling that Louisiana 's anti-integration laws were Unconstitutional was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court .
- December 13 — While the Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia was on a visit to Brazil , an unsuccessful revolt against his rule is carried out by his Imperial Guard. The rebels proclaim the emperor's son, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen .
- December 13 — Guatemala , El Salvador , Nicaragua and Honduras found the Central American Common Market .
- December 14 — Antoine Gizenga proclaims in Stanleyville in the Congo that he has assumed the premiership.
- December 14 — OECD formed in Paris .
- December 15 — King Mahendra Of Nepal deposes the government and takes power into his own hands.
- marries Doña Fabiola De Mora Y Aragon .
- December 16 — U.S. Secretary of State Christian Herter announced that the United States would commit five atomic submarines and 80 Polaris Missiles to NATO by the end of 1963 .
- December 16 — The midair collision between a United Airlines DC-8 and a TWA Super-Constellation over New York City kills all 128 on both planes and 6 persons on the ground.
- December 17 — Troops loyal to Haile Selassie I in Ethiopia suppress the revolt that started on December 13 and give power back to their leader upon his return from Brazil . Haile Selassie absolves his son of any guilt.
- December 19 — Fire sweeps through the USS Constellation , the U.S. 's largest aircraft carrier, while it is under construction at a Brooklyn Navy Yard pier, injuring 150 and killing 50.
- December 20 — Discoverer XIX is launched into polar orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base , to measure Radiation .
- December 27 — France sets off its third nuclear test blast at its atomic proving grounds at Reggane , Algeria .
Births
January
- January 2 — Christian Bartolf , German author and scientist
- January 2 — Naoki Urasawa , Japanese manga author and artist
- January 4 — Michael Stipe , American singer ( R.E.M. )
- January 6 — Nigella Lawson , British chef and writer
- January 6 — Howie Long , American football player
- January 12 — Oliver Platt , Canadian actor
- January 13 — Kevin Anderson , American actor
- January 22 — Michael Hutchence , Australian musician ( INXS ) (d. 1997 )
- January 28 — Robert Von Dassanowsky , American cultural historian, writer, and producer
- January 29 — Greg Louganis , American diver
- January 29 — Gia Carangi , American model (d. 1986 )
- January 29 — Sean Kerly , British field hockey player
March
- March 4 — Mykelti Williamson , American actor
- March 7 — Joe Carter , baseball player
- March 7 — Ivan Lendl , Czech tennis player
- March 8 — Finn Carter , American actress
- March 13 — Adam Clayton , Irish bassist ( U2 )
- March 14 — Kirby Puckett , American baseball player (d. 2006 )
- March 18 — Richard Biggs , American actor (d. 2004 )
- March 21 — Ayrton Senna , Brazilian race car driver (d. 1994 )
- March 23 — Nicol Stephen , Scottish politician
- March 24 — Nena Kerner , German singer
- March 26 — Marcus Allen , American football player
- March 29 — Marina Sirtis , British actress
April-May
- April 2 — Linford Christie , British athlete
- April 3 — Elizabeth Gracen , American beauty queen, actress, and model
- April 4 — Jane Eaglin , English soprano
- April 4 — Hugo Weaving , Australian actor
- April 11 — Jeremy Clarkson , English journalist and television show host
- April 14 — Brad Garrett , American actor
- April 18 — Neo Rauch , German painter
- April 19 — Frank Viola , baseball player
- April 26 — Roger Taylor , English musician ( Duran Duran )
- April 28 — John Cerutti , baseball player and announcer (d. 2004 )
- April 29 — Phil King , British bassist
- May 6 — Roma Downey , Northern Irish actress
- May 6 — John Flansburgh , American musician ( They Might Be Giants )
- May 10 — Bono , Irish singer ( U2 )
- May 18 — Jari Kurri , Finnish hockey player
- May 18 — Yannick Noah , French tennis player
- May 20 — John Billingsley , American actor
- May 21 — Jeffrey Dahmer , American serial killer and murder victim (d. 1994 )
- May 22 — Hideaki Anno , Anime director famous for the series Neon Genesis Evangelion
June-August
- June 6 — Gary Graham , American actor
- June 6 — Steve Vai , American guitarist
- June 8 — Mick Hucknall English singer and songwriter ( Simply Red )
- June 17 — Michael Monroe , Finnish singer ( Hanoi Rocks )
- June 20 — John Taylor , English musician ( Duran Duran )
- June 28 — John Elway , American football player
- July 3 — Vince Clarke , English songwriter ( Depeche Mode , Yazoo , and Erasure )
- July 5 — Pruitt Taylor Vince , American actor
- July 13 — Ian Hislop , British broadcaster and editor of Private Eye
- July 17 — Jan Wouters , Dutch football player and manager
- July 18 — Anne-Marie Johnson , American actress
- July 21 — Ezequiel Viñao , Argentine-born composer
- July 21 - Fritz Walter , German football player
- August 4 — José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero , Prime Minister Of Spain
- August 7 — David Duchovny , American actor
- August 10 — Antonio Banderas , Spanish actor
- August 14 — Sarah Brightman , English soprano singer and actress
- August 17 — Sean Penn , American actor
- August 19 — Morten Andersen , American football player
- August 24 — Cal Ripken, Jr. , baseball player
- August 26 — Branford Marsalis , American musician
September-November
- September 6 — Bob Stoops , American football coach
- September 6 — Michael Winslow , American actor and comedian
- September 6 — Robert Schumacher , Entrepreneur
- September 9 — Hugh Grant , English actor
- September 10 — Colin Firth , English actor
- September 16 — John Franco , baseball player
- September 17 — Damon Hill , English race car driver
- October 5 — Daniel Baldwin , American actor
- October 7 — Kyosuke Himuro , Japanese singer
- October 24 — Jaime Garzón , Colombian journalist and comedian (d. 1999 )
- October 30 — Diego Maradona , Argentine footballer
- October 30 — Rainier Jefferson Langub , Cebuano economist
- November 3 — Karch Kiraly , American volleyball player
- November 10 — Neil Gaiman , English author
- November 11 — Peter Parros , American actor
- November 11 — Stanley Tucci , American actor and film director
- November 19 — Allison Janney , American actress
- November 25 — Amy Grant , American musician
- November 25 — John F. Kennedy, Jr. , American lawyer and journalist and son of President John F. Kennedy (d. 1999 )
- November 26 — Harold Reynolds , baseball player and broadcaster
- November 27 — Yulia Tymoshenko , Prime Minister Of Ukraine
December
Deaths
January-June
- January 4 — Albert Camus , French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (automobile accident) (b. 1913 )
- January 12 — Nevil Shute , English writer (b. 1899 )
- January 24 — Edwin Fischer , Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1886 )
- February 3 — Fred Buscaglione , Italian singer and actor (b. 1921 )
- February 10 — Aloysius Stepinac , Catholic prelate (b. 1898 )
- February 11 — Ernő Dohnányi , Hungarian conductor (b. 1877 )
- February 29 — Walter Yust , American encyclopædia editor (b. 1894 )
- March 2 — Stanisław Taczak , Polish general (b. 1874 )
- March 9 — Jack Beattie , Northern Irish politician (b. 1886 )
- April 1 — Tuanku Abdul Rahman Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad , King of Malaysia (b. 1895 )
- April 17 — Eddie Cochran American singer (b. 1938 )
- April 24 — Max Von Laue , German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1879 )
- May 8 — J. H. C. Whitehead , British mathematician (b. 1904 )
- May 11 - John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
- May 30 — Boris Pasternak , Russian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (declined) (b. 1890 )
- May 31 — Walther Funk , German Nazi politician (b. 1890 )
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