1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1960th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 960th year of the 2nd millennium, the 60th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1960s decade.

Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
1960 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1960
MCMLX
Ab urbe condita2713
Armenian calendar1409
ԹՎ ՌՆԹ
Assyrian calendar6710
Baháʼí calendar116–117
Balinese saka calendar1881–1882
Bengali calendar1367
Berber calendar2910
British Regnal yearEliz. 2 – 9 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar2504
Burmese calendar1322
Byzantine calendar7468–7469
Chinese calendar己亥年 (Earth Pig)
4657 or 4450
    — to —
庚子年 (Metal Rat)
4658 or 4451
Coptic calendar1676–1677
Discordian calendar3126
Ethiopian calendar1952–1953
Hebrew calendar5720–5721
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat2016–2017
 - Shaka Samvat1881–1882
 - Kali Yuga5060–5061
Holocene calendar11960
Igbo calendar960–961
Iranian calendar1338–1339
Islamic calendar1379–1380
Japanese calendarShōwa 35
(昭和35年)
Javanese calendar1891–1892
Juche calendar49
Julian calendarGregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar4293
Minguo calendarROC 49
民國49年
Nanakshahi calendar492
Thai solar calendar2503
Tibetan calendar阴土猪年
(female Earth-Pig)
2086 or 1705 or 933
    — to —
阳金鼠年
(male Iron-Rat)
2087 or 1706 or 934

It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.

Events

edit

January

edit

February

edit
 
February 1: A section of lunch counter from the Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth's where the Greensboro sit-ins began is now preserved in the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
 
February 8: Hollywood Walk of Fame established

March

edit
 
March 5: The iconic picture of Che Guevara[3]

April

edit
 
April 1: TIROS-I prototype on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
 
May 1: USSR shoots down U-2 spy plane and captures USAF spy pilot Francis Gary Powers

June

edit
 
June 5: Investigating the campers' tent after the Lake Bodom murders in Finland
 
June 24: Explosion in Paseo Los Próceres, Caracas, during the attempted assassination of Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt

July

edit

August

edit

September

edit

October

edit

November

edit

December

edit

World population

edit
  • World population: 3,021,475,000
    • Africa: 277,398,000
    • Asia: 1,701,336,000
    • Europe: 604,401,000
    • Latin America: 218,300,000
    • North America: 204,152,000
    • Oceania: 15,888,000

Births

edit
Births
January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

January

edit
 
Michael Stipe
 
April Winchell
 
Nigella Lawson
 
Mohammad Javad Zarif
 
Mark Rylance
 
Michael Hutchence

February

edit
 
James Spader
 
Benigno Aquino III
 
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
 
Naruhito, Emperor of Japan

March

edit
 
Ayrton Senna
 
Jennifer Grey

April

edit
 
Gustavo Petro
 
Hugo Weaving
 
Jeremy Clarkson
 
Brad Garrett
 
Susanne Bier
 
Philippe of Belgium
 
Miguel Díaz-Canel
 
Valerie Bertinelli
 
Gjorge Ivanov
 
Bono
 
Tony Goldwyn
 
Kristin Scott Thomas
 
Chris Elliott

June

edit
 
Gary Trousdale
 
Dr. Mehmet Oz
 
Thomas Haden Church
 
Diego Trujillo

July

edit
 
Jane Lynch
 
John Leguizamo
 
Richard Linklater

August

edit
 
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
 
David Duchovny
 
Antonio Banderas
 
Sean Penn
 
Branford Marsalis

September

edit
 
Damon Wayans
 
Hugh Grant
 
Colin Firth
 
Melissa Leo

October

edit
 
Jean-Claude Van Damme
 
Diego Maradona
 
Reza Pahlavi

November

edit
 
Tim Cook
 
Tilda Swinton
 
Yulia Tymoshenko
 
Daryl Hannah

December

edit
 
Julianne Moore
 
Kenneth Branagh
 
Temuera Morrison

Deaths

edit

January

edit
 
Zora Neale Hurston
 
Margaret Sullavan
 
Albert Camus
 
Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
 
Beno Gutenberg

February

edit
 
Blessed Aloysius Stepinac
 
Adone Zoli

March

edit

April

edit
 
Eddie Cochran
 
Max von Laue
 
Gustaf Lindblom
 
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
 
Georges Claude
 
George Zucco
 
James Montgomery Flagg

June

edit
 
Ken McArthur
 
Otto Ender

July

edit
 
Pavel Peter Gojdič
 
Hasan Saka

August

edit
 
Arthur Meighen
 
Carlo Emilio Bonferroni

September

edit
 
King Hisamuddin Alam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah

October

edit
 
Sultan Khalifa bin Harub of Zanzibar

November

edit
 
Julio Nakpil
 
Clark Gable
 
Dirk Jan de Geer
 
Richard Wright
 
Erich Raeder

December

edit
 
Hashim al-Atassi
 
Nancy Elizabeth Prophet

Date unknown

edit

Nobel Prizes

edit
 

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Gross, Nigel; et al. (1999). 1960s. Collins Gem. Glasgow: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-472310-4.
  2. ^ Kapur, Nick (2018). Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 21. ISBN 9780674988484.
  3. ^ Brand Che: Revolutionary as Marketer's Dream by Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times, April 20, 2009
  4. ^ Bay of Pigs: 40 Years After" by the National Security Archive
  5. ^ "Population" (PDF).
  6. ^ Kapur, Nick (2018). Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 27–29. ISBN 9780674988484.
  7. ^ Kapur, Nick (2018). Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 29–31. ISBN 9780674988484.
  8. ^ Kapur, Nick (2018). Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 34. ISBN 9780674988484.
  9. ^ Levy, Alan H. (2008). Floyd Patterson: A Boxer and a Gentleman. McFarland. p. 106.
  10. ^ Webber, Jeremy (1994). Reimagining Canada: Language, Culture, Community and the Canadian Constitution. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 44.
  11. ^ Apps, Bryan (2015). Raymond Mays' magnificent obsession. Dorchester: Veloce. p. 102. ISBN 9781845847869.
  12. ^ Rusk, Howard A. (1960-09-19). "Paralyzed Athletes, With Big Victories Behind Them, Open Olympics This Week". The New York Times. p. 134.
  13. ^ "Nixon, Kennedy Meet Face to Face on TV". Los Angeles Times. 27 September 1960. p. 1.
  14. ^ "Premier Angers Khrushschev". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 30 September 1960. p. 1.
  15. ^ "Nikita Beats On Desk, Screams As Macmillan Speaks In U.N.". Oakland Tribune. 29 September 1960. p. 1.
  16. ^ Prymak, Thomas M. (2023). "Cold War Clash, New York City, September-October 1960: Comrade Khrushchev vs 'Dief the Chief'". International History Review. 45: 134–51. doi:10.1080/07075332.2022.2116072.
  17. ^ "Warragamba Dam - Sydney Catchment Authority". October 3, 2013. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013.
  18. ^ India Meteorological Department (1960). "Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal" (PDF). India Weather Review. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: 11–13. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  19. ^ Kapur, Nick (2018). Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 137. ISBN 9780674988484.
  20. ^ Hannes Markkula: Kuusi suomalaista murhaa. (Gummerus, 1997) ISBN 951-20-5081-1 (in Finnish)
  21. ^ "Michael Stipe: Songwriter, Singer, Activist, Music Producer (1960–)". Biography.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  22. ^ "Dominique Wilkins Summary". NBA.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  23. ^ Vallely, Paul (2005-09-10). "Gia: The tragic tale of the world's first supermodel". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
  24. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sean Kerly". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  25. ^ Joseph Walker (May 27, 1987). "An Utahn is the man behind Donald Duck". The Deseret News. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  26. ^ Woollcombe, Alan (August 23, 2005). "Joe Ranft". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 14, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  27. ^ "David Thirdkill Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  28. ^ "Story of Dr Sok Siphana". SokSiphana&associates. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  29. ^ "Valerie Bertinelli". TV Guide. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  30. ^ Hines, Ree (April 23, 2020). "Valerie Bertinelli gets emotional talking about son on her 60th birthday". Today.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  31. ^ "Merlene Ottey-Page". olympedia.org.
  32. ^ "Muere Adrián Campos, expiloto español de Fórmula 1 e histórico del motor, a los 60 años". El Español. 28 January 2021.
  33. ^ Todd, Drew (20 May 2019). Jafar Panahi: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781496823212. Retrieved 11 March 2023 – via Google Books.
  34. ^ "John Leguizamo Versatile Hollywood veteran". Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  35. ^ "ISS Expedition Ten biographies". European Space Agency. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  36. ^ "MyParliament - Biography for Margaret Ferrier". May 24, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-24.
  37. ^ "Gilles Diyan: Gallery Owner and Entrepreneur". Gazette Drouot. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  38. ^ Wong, BD [@wongbd] (October 24, 2011). "I got a bday tweet from the Beev! "@TheJerryMathers: Hope you have a great 51st birthday. I hope you do something fun to celebrate."" (Tweet). Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Twitter.
  39. ^ Brownlee, John (August 25, 2011). "Who Is Apple's New CEO Tim Cook? [Bio]". Cult of Mac. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  40. ^ Michael Carlson (29 June 2017). "Michael Nyqvist obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  41. ^ "OBE for broadcaster Jonathan Ross". BBC News. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  42. ^ Livingstone, Helen (2024-05-20). "Iran president helicopter crash: Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister have died, state TV says – live updates". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  43. ^ "Temuera Morrison". The Numbers. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  44. ^ "Obituary: Beno Gutenberg, Seismologist, 70". The New York Times. January 28, 1960. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  45. ^ "Ernst von Dohnányi | Hungarian composer | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 5 February 2024.
  46. ^ Ewald, P. P. (1960). "Max von Laue 1879-1960". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 6: 134–156. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1960.0028. S2CID 71307727.
  47. ^ Cast Member : Edward Brophy
  48. ^ Ana Pauker 1893–1960
  49. ^ Osterbrock, D. E. (Sep 2002). "Walter Baade, Dynamical Astronomer at Goettingen, Hamburg, Mount Wilson, and Palomar Observatories". AAS/Division of Dynamical Astronomy Meeting #33. 33. Harvard Univ: 10.03. Bibcode:2002DDA....33.1003O.
  50. ^ John Graham Jones. "Bevan, Aneurin (1897-1960), politician and one of the founders of the Welfare State". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  51. ^ "The man behind the crown - Hans Wilsdorf - Perpetual". rolex.org.
  52. ^ "The Titanic Photos of Fr Browne | A Unique Glimpse Onboard – Coast Monkey". coastmonkey.ie.
  53. ^ Lingen, Kerstin von (2009). Kesselring's Last Battle: War Crimes Trials and Cold War Politics, 1945–1960. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-7006-1641-1. OCLC 263605489.
  54. ^ "Historisches Kalenderblatt". Deutschlandfunk. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  55. ^ Levy, James (January 1, 2002). "Lost Leader: Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Forbes and the Second World War". The Mariner's Mirror. 88 (2): 186–195. doi:10.1080/00253359.2002.10656840. S2CID 162918539 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
  56. ^ "Emily Post | American writer | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 21 September 2023.
  57. ^ Katzarova, Mariana (2003). "Dimitrov-Maistora, Vladimir". Grove Art Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T022809. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  58. ^ "H. Saint John Philby | British explorer | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  59. ^ "Biography and history of Harry Ferguson". www.ferguson-museum.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  60. ^ "Erich Raeder". Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2 November 2020 [20 July 1998]. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  61. ^ "Cyber Boxing Zone -- Monte Attell". www.cyberboxingzone.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  62. ^ "Clark Gable | Biography, Movies, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  63. ^ "skbl.se - Signe Wilhelmina Ulrika Bergman". skbl.se.