The 1960s

Explore 1640 historical events from 1960–1969.

1968

Tate George, American basketball player

Tate Claude George is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the 22nd overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft from the University…

Tate George, American basketball player

1968

Jessica Morden, English politician

Jessica Elizabeth Morden is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newport East since 2005. A member of the Labour Party, she was General Secretary of Welsh …

Jessica Morden, English politician

1968

Hida Viloria, American activist

Hida Viloria is an American writer, author, producer, and human rights activist of Latin American origin. Viloria is intersex, nonbinary, and genderfluid, using they/them pronouns.…

Hida Viloria, American activist

1968

Jason Donovan, Australian actor and singer

Jason Sean Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap Neighbours, playing Scott Robinson, before beginning a career in music. In 1…

Jason Donovan, Australian actor and singer

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1968

Mathias Rust, German aviator

Mathias Rust is a German aviator. In 1987, as a teenage amateur pilot, he flew from Helsinki, Finland, to Moscow, without authorization. According to Russian claims, he was tracked…

Mathias Rust, German aviator

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1968

Andy Cohen, American television host

Andrew Joseph Cohen is an American radio and television talk show host, producer, and writer. He is the host and executive producer of The Real Housewives franchise and Bravo's lat…

Andy Cohen, American television host

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1968

Lester Green, American comedian and actor

Lester Green, known professionally as Beetlejuice, is an American comedian and actor. Green rose to prominence in 1999 due to his appearances on The Howard Stern Show, becoming a m…

Lester Green, American comedian and actor

1968

Niurka Montalvo, Cuban-Spanish long jumper

Niurka Montalvo Amaro is a former Cuban and Spanish athlete who specialised in the long jump and triple jump events. Her greatest achievement came in 1999, when she became world ch…

Niurka Montalvo, Cuban-Spanish long jumper

1968

Al B

Albert Joseph Brown III, known professionally as Al B. Sure!, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, radio host and former record executive. He was born in Boston and …

Al B

1968

Scott Wolf, American actor

Scott Richard Wolf is an American actor. In television, he is known for his roles as Bailey Salinger in Party of Five (1994–2000), as Jeremy Kates in The Nine (2006–2007), as Donni…

Scott Wolf, American actor

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1968

Bill Burr, American comedian and actor

William Frederic Burr is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, actor, writer and director. He started his career as a stand-up comedian before expanding his career as an actor …

Bill Burr, American comedian and actor

1968

Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein

Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein is the eldest son of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, and the heir apparent to th…

Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein

1968

Manoa Thompson, Fijian rugby player

Manoa Thompson is a Fijian former professional rugby league footballer. Primarily playing as a centre, he played his first grade career with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Western Sub…

Manoa Thompson, Fijian rugby player