Explore 3653 historical events from 1960–1969.
The 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 robotic spacecraft mission, part of NASA's Lunar Orbiter program, was the first American spacecraft to orbit the Moon. It was designed primarily to photogr…
Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon.
Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Nasiri al-Tikriti was an Iraqi politician, military officer, and the second son of Saddam Hussein. He was appointed as his father's heir apparent in 2000. H…
Qusay Hussein, Iraqi soldier and politician (died 2003)
Mark Edward Kratzmann is a former Australian professional tennis player.
Mark Kratzmann, Australian tennis player and coach
Gilles Quénéhervé is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.
Gilles Quénéhervé, French sprinter
Renata Pytelewska-Nielsen, née Renata Pytelewska, is a Polish-born former Danish long jumper.
Renata Nielsen, Polish-Danish long jumper and coach
Michael DeWayne Tait is an American singer. He was active in contemporary Christian music from 1987 to early 2025 as the vocalist for DC Talk, Tait, and Newsboys.
Michael Tait, American singer-songwriter and producer
Gregory Scott Reeves is an American actor, musician, and songwriter. He is known for playing the roles of Ryan McNeil on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, Stev…
Scott Reeves, American singer-songwriter and actor
The South African Border War, also known as the Namibian War of Independence, and sometimes denoted in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric conflict that …
The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is an American actor. He is best known for playing the character Negan in the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2016–2022) and its spin-off The Walking …
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor
Roger Matthew Freeman, also known as Matt McCall, is an American musician best known as the bassist of punk rock band Rancid. After forming several bands with guitarist and vocalis…
Matt Freeman, American bass player
Siobhan Margaret Finneran is a British actress. She made her screen debut in the independent film Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987) and subsequently worked consistently in television dr…
Siobhan Finneran, English actress
Sergey Dmitrievich Stanishev is a Bulgarian politician who served Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2005 to 2009. A member of the Socialist Party, which he led from 2001 to 2014, he …
Sergei Stanishev, Bulgarian politician, 46th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Stephen Andrew Baldwin is an American actor. He has appeared in the films Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Posse (1993), 8 Seconds, Threesome, The Usual Suspects (1995), Bio-Dome…
Stephen Baldwin, American actor
Thurman Lee Thomas is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills. He pl…
Thurman Thomas, American football player
Marc Joseph Denis Bureau is a Canadian former ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames, Minnesota North Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Montrea…
Marc Bureau, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Jodi Lynn Picoult is an American writer. Picoult has published 28 novels and short stories, and has also written several issues of Wonder Woman. Approximately 40 million copies of …
Jodi Picoult, American author and educator
Raphael Saadiq is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He rose to prominence as a vocalist and bassist for the R&B band Tony! Toni! Toné!, wh…
Raphael Saadiq, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Daniel Ricardo Manning is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Colorado. Manning play…
Danny Manning, American basketball player and coach
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. An influential figure in popular culture, she is known her innovative works that incorporate sociall…
Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter actress
Polly Alexandra Walker is an English actress. She has starred in the films Enchanted April (1991), Patriot Games (1992), Sliver (1993), Restoration (1995), The Gambler (1997), and …
Polly Walker, English actress
Daniel Abrams is an American media entrepreneur, television host, and author. He is currently the host of On Patrol: Live on Reelz, and The Dan Abrams Show: Where Politics Meets Th…
Dan Abrams, American journalist and author
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. An influential figure in popular culture, she is known for her innovative works that incorporate soc…
Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter and actress
Lisa Edelstein is an American actress and artist. She is known for playing Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the Fox medical drama series House (2004–2011). Between 2014 and 2018, Edelstein starre…
Lisa Edelstein, American actress and playwright
Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union and later Belarus, training in Minsk.
Tatyana Ledovskaya, Belarusian hurdler