Explore 5816 historical events from 1960–1969.
Marion Davies was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies left the school to pursue a career as a chorus girl. As a…
Marion Davies, American actress and comedian (born 1897)
Frank Fay was an American vaudeville comedian, film actor, and stage actor. Considered an important pioneer in comedy, he has been referred to as "the first stand-up". For a time h…
Frank Fay, American actor and singer (born 1897)
Hilda Doolittle was an American modernist poet, novelist, and memoirist who wrote under the name H.D. throughout her life. Her career began in 1911 after she moved to London and co…
H.D., American poet, novelist, and memoirist (born 1886)
Onésime Gagnon was a Canadian politician who served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Québec.
Onésime Gagnon, Canadian scholar and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1888)
Ludwig Bemelmans was an American writer and illustrator. He was known for his humorous memoirs about working in upscale hotels and restaurants of New York City and illustrations on…
Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (born 1898)
Metropolitan Benjamin or Veniamin was a bishop of the Russian Church, Orthodox missionary and writer.
Benjamin, Russian metropolitan (born 1880)
Prince Louis Rwagasore was a Burundian prince and politician, who was the second prime minister of Burundi for two weeks, from 28 September 1961 until his assassination on 13 Octob…
Prince Louis Rwagasore, Burundi politician, Prime Minister of Burundi (born 1932)
Paul Ramadier was a French statesman who served as Prime Minister of France in 1947.
Paul Ramadier, French politician, 129th Prime Minister of France (born 1888)
Harriet Shaw Weaver was an English political activist and a magazine editor. She was a significant patron of Irish writer James Joyce.
Harriet Shaw Weaver, English journalist and activist (born 1876)
Suryakant Tripathi was an Indian poet, writer, composer, and sketch artist who wrote in Hindi. He is considered one of the four major pillars of the Chhayavad period in Hindi liter…
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', Indian poet and author (born 1896)
Leonard "Chico" Marx was an American comedian, actor, and pianist. He was the oldest brother in the Marx Brothers comedy troupe, alongside his brothers Arthur ("Harpo"), Julius ("G…
Chico Marx, American comedian (born 1887)
Tsuru Aoki was a Japanese stage and screen actress whose career was most prolific in the United States during the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1920s. Aoki may have bee…
Tsuru Aoki, Japanese-American actress (born 1892)
Mehmet Şemsettin Günaltay was a Turkish historian, politician, and Prime Minister of Turkey from 1949 to 1950.
Şemsettin Günaltay, Turkish historian and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1883)
Sadae Inoue was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. He commanded the Japanese forces at the Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Angaur.
Sadae Inoue, Japanese general (born 1886)
Astrid Holm was a Danish theater and film actress whose career began on the stage and in the early silent film era.
Astrid Holm, Danish actress (born 1893)
Luigi Numa Lorenzo Einaudi was an Italian politician, economist and banker who served as the president of Italy from 1948 to 1955 and is considered one of the founding fathers of t…
Luigi Einaudi, Italian economist and politician, 2nd President of the Italian Republic (born 1874)
Sir Milton Augustus Strieby Margai was a Sierra Leonean physician and politician who served as the country's head of government from 1954 until his death in 1964. He was titled chi…
Prime Minister Milton Margai led the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate to independence from the United Kingdom
Newton Norman Minow was an American attorney who served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He is famous for his 1961 speech referring to television as a "vast wa…
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Prince Louis Rwagasore was a Burundian prince and politician, who was the second prime minister of Burundi for two weeks, from 28 September 1961 until his assassination on 13 Octob…
Newly elected Burundian prime minister Louis Rwagasore was assassinated by his political rivals.
Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race, its goal was to put a man into E…
Project Mercury: American astronaut Alan Shepard made a sub-orbital spaceflight on board Freedom 7, becoming the second
Park Chung Hee was a South Korean politician and army officer who served as the third president of South Korea from 1962 after he seized power in the May 16 coup of 1961 until his …
Led by Park Chung Hee, the Military Revolution Committee carried out a bloodless coup against the government of Yun Po-s
A joint session of the United States Congress is a gathering of members of the two chambers of the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States: the Senate …
In an address to Congress, U
The Bukit Ho Swee fire was a conflagration that broke out in the squatter settlement of Bukit Ho Swee, Singapore on 25 May 1961. This fire resulted in 4 deaths and injured another …
A fire broke out at a squatter settlement in Bukit Ho Swee, Singapore, rendering approximately 16,000 people homeless
The 1961 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 10 September 1961 at Monza. It was race 7 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 Internat…
At the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, German driver Wolfgang von Trips's car collided with another, causing it to become…