Explore 3653 historical events from 1960–1969.
Dr. Kimberly A. Weaver is an American astrophysics astronomer and professor. She has worked with NASA on several research projects. She is often seen on television programs about a…
Kim Weaver, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic
John Michael Carney is an American former professional football player who was a kicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fightin…
John Carney, American football player
Rosalynn Diane Sumners is an American former competitive figure skater. She was the World Junior champion in 1980, the U.S. National champion in 1982, 1983 and 1984, World champion…
Rosalynn Sumners, American figure skater
Geraldine "Jerrie" Fredritz Mock was an American pilot and the first woman to fly solo around the world. She flew a single engine Cessna 180 christened the Spirit of Columbus and n…
Jerrie Mock completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman
The Transit system, also known as NAVSAT or NNSS, was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The radio navigation system was primarily used by the U.S. Nav…
A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2
Tanganyika was a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania, that existed from 1961 until 1964. It first gained independence from the United Kingdom on 9…
Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form the United Republic of Tanzania
Gianandrea Noseda is an Italian conductor. He is currently the music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., general music director (Generalmusikdirektor) …
Gianandrea Noseda, Italian pianist and conductor
Helga Arendt was a West German sprinter who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
Helga Arendt, German sprinter (died 2013)
Witold Smorawiński is a Polish classical guitarist, composer and teacher. He comes from a family of musicians and therefore he had a chance to perform in public since his childhood…
Witold Smorawiński, Polish guitarist, composer, and educator
Andrew Ivan Bell is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the synth-pop duo Erasure. The band achieved mainstream success and are popular withi…
Andy Bell, English singer-songwriter
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Unio…
Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the American aircraft carrier USNS Card while it is docked at Saigon
In mountaineering and climbing, a first ascent, is the first successful documented climb to the top of a mountain peak or the top of a particular climbing route. Early 20th-century…
First ascent of Shishapangma, the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders
Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 was a Fairchild F27A Friendship airliner that crashed on May 7, 1964, near San Ramon, California, a suburb in the East Bay, east of Oakland. The crash …
Pacific Airlines Flight 773 is hijacked by Francisco Gonzales and crashes in Contra Costa County, California, killing 44
The discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation constitutes a major development in modern physical cosmology. In 1964, American physicist Arno Allan Penzias and radio-astron…
Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias
Stephen Michael Ames is a professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour, who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions. The biggest win of his career was at The Players Championship in 20…
Stephen Ames, Trinidadian golfer
Noriyuki Iwadare is a Japanese video game composer. Some of his work include the Langrisser, Lunar, Grandia, and Ace Attorney series.
Noriyuki Iwadare, Japanese composer
Ajay Kumar Kakkar, Baron Kakkar is an emeritus professor of surgery at University College London and a life peer.
Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar, English surgeon and academic
Barry Louis Larkin is an American former professional baseball shortstop. As a player he spent his entire 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Cincinnati Reds from 1…
Barry Larkin, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
Laura "Luann" Bambrough, known professionally as L'Wren Scott, was an American model, fashion designer, and stylist.
L'Wren Scott, American model and fashion designer (died 2014)
Federico Castelluccio is an Italian-born American actor. He is best known for his role as Furio Giunta on the HBO series The Sopranos.
Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
The Palestine Liberation Organization is a Palestinian nationalist coalition that is internationally recognized as the official representative of the Palestinian people in the occu…
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is founded, with Yasser Arafat elected as its first leader
The Arab League, officially the League of Arab States, is a regional organization in the Arab world. The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945, initially with seven memb…
The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine L
Before dawn on January 30, 1964, General Nguyễn Khánh ousted the military junta led by General Dương Văn Minh from the leadership of South Vietnam without firing a shot. It came le…
Having deposed them in a January coup South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh had rival Generals Trần Văn Đôn and Lê Văn Ki
A filibuster is a parliamentary procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision. I…
United States Senate breaks a 75-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, leading to the bill's passage