The 1960s

Explore 1640 historical events from 1960–1969.

1968

Aasa Helgesen, Norwegian midwife (born 1877)

Aasa Helgesen born Aasa Røinesdal was a Norwegian midwife and politician. She served as mayor of Utsira Municipality from 1926 to 1928, and was the first female mayor in Norway. Sh…

Aasa Helgesen, Norwegian midwife (born 1877)

1968

Lin Zhao, Chinese dissident (born 1932)

Lin Zhao, born Peng Lingzhao (彭令昭), was a prominent Chinese dissident who was imprisoned and later executed by gunshot by the People's Republic of China during the Cultural Revolut…

Lin Zhao, Chinese dissident (born 1932)

1968

Marion Lorne, American actress (born 1883)

Marion Lorne MacDougal or MacDougall, known professionally as Marion Lorne, was an American actress on stage, film, and television. After a career in theatre in New York and London…

Marion Lorne, American actress (born 1883)

1968

Finlay Currie, British actor (born 1878)

William Finlay Currie was a Scottish actor of stage, screen, and television. He received great acclaim for his roles as Abel Magwitch in the British film Great Expectations (1946),…

Finlay Currie, British actor (born 1878)

1968

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Husband Edward Kimmel was a United States Navy four-star admiral who was the commander in chief of the United States Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT) during the Japanese attack on Pearl …

Husband E

1968

Dorothy Gish, American actress (born 1898)

Dorothy Elizabeth Gish was an American stage and screen actress. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success …

Dorothy Gish, American actress (born 1898)

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1968

Robert F

Robert Francis Kennedy, also known by his initials RFK, was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy served as the 64th United States attorney g…

Robert F