The 1960s

Explore 3653 historical events from 1960–1969.

1966 60 years ago

Petra van Staveren, Dutch swimmer

Petronella ("Petra") Grietje van Staveren is a former breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands who won the gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in …

Petra van Staveren, Dutch swimmer

1966 60 years ago

Bill Callahan, American singer-songwriter

William Rahr Callahan is an American singer-songwriter, who has also recorded and performed under the band name Smog. Callahan began working in the lo-fi genre, with home-made tape…

Bill Callahan, American singer-songwriter

1966 60 years ago

Cecilia Bartoli, Italian soprano and actress

Cecilia Bartoli OMRI is an Italian mezzo-soprano, widely known for her renditions of the music of Bellini, Handel, Mozart, Rossini, and Vivaldi, as well as lesser-known music of th…

Cecilia Bartoli, Italian soprano and actress

1966 60 years ago

Svetlana Jitomirskaya, American mathematician

Svetlana Yakovlevna Jitomirskaya is a mathematician working on dynamical systems and mathematical physics. She is a distinguished professor of mathematics at Georgia Tech and UC Ir…

Svetlana Jitomirskaya, American mathematician

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1966 60 years ago

Julianna Margulies, American actress

Julianna Margulies is an American actress. After several small television roles, Margulies received wide recognition for her starring role as Carol Hathaway in the NBC medical dram…

Julianna Margulies, American actress

1966 60 years ago

Tom Misteli, Swiss cell biologist

Tom Misteli is a Swiss-born (Solothurn) cell biologist who has pioneered the field of genome cell biology. From 2016-2024 he was the Director of the Center for Cancer Research at t…

Tom Misteli, Swiss cell biologist

1966 60 years ago

Henry Bond, English photographer and curator

Henry Bond, FHEA is an English writer, photographer, and visual artist. In his Lacan at the Scene (2009), Bond made contributions to theoretical psychoanalysis and forensics.

Henry Bond, English photographer and curator

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1966 60 years ago

Grigori Perelman, Russian mathematician

Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman is a Russian mathematician and geometer who is known for his contributions to the fields of geometric analysis, Riemannian geometry, and geometric topo…

Grigori Perelman, Russian mathematician

1966 60 years ago

Jan Železný, Czech javelin thrower and coach

Jan Železný is a Czech former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is a World and Olympic champion and holds the world record with a throw of 98.48 metres.…

Jan Železný, Czech javelin thrower and coach