Explore 1640 historical events from 1960–1969.
H-dagurinn or Hægri dagurinn on 26 May 1968 was the day that Iceland changed from left hand traffic to right hand traffic. The change itself occurred formally at 6:00 am.
H-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight
On 28 May 1968, Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892, a scheduled international passenger flight from Jakarta to Amsterdam with stopovers in Singapore, Bangkok, Bombay, Karachi, Ca…
Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 crashes near Nala Sopara in India, killing 30
Robert Francis Kennedy, also known by his initials RFK, was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy served as the 64th United States attorney g…
Presidential candidate Robert F
Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Johnson was vice president under John F. Kennedy from 1961 until Kennedy's …
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Lloyd John Old was an American medical researcher, and one of the founders of the field of cancer immunology. When Old began his career in 1958, tumor immunology was in its infancy…
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John Enoch Powell was a British politician, scholar and writer. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South West for the Conservative Party from 1950 to February 1974 …
English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech
Lloyd John Old was an American medical researcher, and one of the founders of the field of cancer immunology. When Old began his career in 1958, tumor immunology was in its infancy…
Lloyd J
Vickie Lynn Benson, better known as Vickie Guerrero, is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling personality, and manager. She is signed to WWE as an ambassador. S…
Vickie Guerrero, American wrestler and manager
Rüdiger Stenzel is a former German middle distance runner who participated in several international championships in the 1990s.
Rüdiger Stenzel, German runner
Julie Fagerholt is a Danish fashion designer and founder of the luxury clothing brand Heartmade. She also creates haute couture. Her customers include Queen Mary of Denmark.
Julie Fagerholt, Danish fashion designer
Phillip Terry Henderson was an American basketball player. He was best known for his collegiate career at Duke University, where he led the Blue Devils to three consecutive NCAA Fi…
Phil Henderson, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)
South African Airways Flight 228 was a scheduled flight from Johannesburg, South Africa, to London, England. The Boeing 707-300C operating the flight, which was only six weeks old,…
South African Airways Flight 228 crashes near J
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: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down
Braniff International Airways Flight 352 was a scheduled domestic flight from William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, United States, to Dallas Love Field in Dallas. On May 3, 1…
Eighty-five people are killed when Braniff International Airways Flight 352 crashes near Dawson, Texas
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: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral
Eric Lamaze is a Canadian showjumper and Olympic champion. He won individual gold and team silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, riding Hickstead. Lamaze has won three Olympic medal…
Eric Lamaze, Canadian jockey
Roger Graham Twose is an English-born New Zealand former cricketer, who played 16 Test matches and 87 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in the mid-1990s. In February 2021, Two…
Roger Twose, New Zealand cricketer
Richie Woodhall is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2000. He held the WBC super-middleweight title from 1998 to 1999, as well as the Commonwealth middl…
Richie Woodhall, English boxer and trainer
Ashley Tyler Ciminella, known professionally as Ashley Judd, is an American actress and activist. She grew up in a family of performing artists, the daughter of country music singe…
Ashley Judd, American actress
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. The term "submarine" is also sometimes used historically or informally to refer to remotely operated vehicl…
The nuclear-powered submarine USS Scorpion sinks with 99 men aboard, 400 nautical miles (740 km) southwest of the Azores
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch, it is the wor…
The Gateway Arch in St
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany and Vichy France in World War II and chaired the Provisi…
Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, West Germany, and dissolves the French National As
James Earl Ray was an American fugitive who was convicted of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. After the as…
James Earl Ray, the man who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr
Mswati III is the Ngwenyama (King) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family. He heads an absolute monarchy, as he has unrestricted political authority and veto power over all…
Mswati III, King (Ngwenyama) of Eswatini (Swaziland)