Explore 3653 historical events from 1960–1969.
The Cologne school massacre was a mass murder that occurred at the Catholic elementary school located in the suburb of Volkhoven in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany, o…
World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children an
Lúðvík Bergvinsson is an Icelandic lawyer, politician and former member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, he represented the Southern constituency from Ap…
Lúðvík Bergvinsson, Icelandic politician
Ian Andrew Healy is an Australian former international cricketer who played for Queensland domestically. A wicketkeeper and right-hand middle-order batsman, he first played interna…
Ian Healy, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
Lorenzo Jules Staelens is a Belgian professional football manager and former player. He most recently coached Dutch club HSV Hoek.
Lorenzo Staelens, Belgian footballer and manager
Abhishek Chatterjee was an Indian actor who was known for his work in Bengali cinema. He made his big screen debut alongside veterans such as Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tap…
Abhishek Chatterjee, Indian actor (died 2022)
Yvonne Maria Therèse van Gennip is one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she unexp…
Yvonne van Gennip, Dutch speed skater
Apartheid was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s. It was characterised by an authorita…
Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It …
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate
The Curtiss C-46 Commando is a low-wing, twin-engine aircraft derived from the Curtiss CW-20 pressurized high-altitude airliner design. Early press reports used the name "Condor II…
A Curtiss C-46 Commando crashes in the Shengang District of Taiwan, killing 57 people
The civil rights movement was a social movement in the United States from 1954 to 1968 which aimed to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement i…
Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississi
Malcolm X was an African American revolutionary and Black nationalist leader who came from a background of poverty, family disruption, and criminal activity, to a prominent figure …
Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity
Sterling Campbell is an American drummer and songwriter who has worked with numerous high-profile acts, including Chic, the B-52s, Duran Duran, Soul Asylum, Cyndi Lauper, Nena, Gra…
Sterling Campbell, American drummer and songwriter
Heike Henkel is a German former athlete competing in high jump. She was Olympic, World and European champion. She won the high jump gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcel…
Heike Henkel, German high jumper
Minami Takayama is a Japanese voice actress, narrator and singer who is currently affiliated with 81 Produce. She is also the main vocalist of Two-Mix and ES CONNEXION when it was…
Minami Takayama, Japanese voice actress and singer
Robert Andrew Witt Sr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Florida Ma…
Bobby Witt, American baseball player
The civil rights movement was a social movement in the United States from 1954 to 1968 which aimed to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement i…
Civil rights movement: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant to prohibit…
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: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Khánh calls for expanding the war into North…
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: Viet Cong forces attack the capital of Định Tường Province, Cái Bè, killing 11 South Vietnamese military…
The 1964 race riots in Singapore were a series of communal disturbances and racial conflicts between the Malay and Chinese communities in Singapore. They occurred just months after…
A series of racial riots break out in Singapore. In the next six weeks, 23 die with 454 others injured.
Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the Comedy Central news satire sho…
Stephen Colbert, American comedian and talk show host
Suzy Kolber is an American football sideline reporter, co-producer, and a former ESPN sports anchor and reporter. She was one of the original anchors of ESPN2 when it launched in 1…
Suzy Kolber, American sportscaster and producer
Alan McIndoe is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative wing, he pl…
Alan McIndoe, Australian rugby league player
Lars Løkke Rasmussen is a Danish politician serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs and as Leader of the Moderates since 2022. He previously served two non-consecutive terms as Prim…
Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Denmark
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: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of…