What Happened In April 1960 In History

Historical Events for April, 1960

• 1st » The Television Infrared Observation Satellite known as TIROS-1 satellite transmits the :File:TIROS-1-Earth.png known as first television picture from space. Dr. Martens released its first boots, the model 1460.
• 4th » France agrees to grant independence to the Mali Federation, a union of Senegal and French Sudan.
• 8th » The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of Dutch annexation of German territory after World War II e.g German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
• 9th » Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of apartheid, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer called David Pratt (assassin) known as David Pratt in Johannesburg.
• 15th » At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) or Afr
• 19th » Students in South Korea hold April Revolution named a nationwide pro-democracy protest against president of South Korea or president Syngman Rhee, eventually forcing him to resign.
• 25th » The United States Navy U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton SSRN-586 6 completes the Operation Sandblast first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
• 26th » Forced out by the April Revolution, President of South Korea Syngman Rhee resigns after twelve years of dictatorial rule.
• 27th » Togo gains independence from France called French-administered United Nations Trust Territories e.g UN trusteeship.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1960

• 1st » Michael Praed, English actor
• 1st » J. Christopher Stevens, American lawyer and diplomat, 10th United States Ambassador to Libya (d. 2012)
• 1st » Jennifer Runyon, American actress
• 1st » Shanna McCullough, American pornographic actress
• 2nd » Linford Christie, Jamaican-English sprinter
• 2nd » Brad Jones (racing driver) e.g Brad Jones, Australian race car driver
• 2nd » Pascale Nadeau, Canadian journalist
• 3rd » Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Dutch singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Ayreon, Star One, Ambeon, and Guilt Machine)
• 3rd » Marie Denise Pelletier, Canadian singer
• 3rd » Lesley Sharp, English actress
• 4th » Jane Eaglen, English soprano
• 4th » Scott Miller (California musician) named Scott Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Game Theory (band) or Game Theory and The Loud Family) (d. 2013)
• 4th » Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-Australian actor
• 5th » Asteris Koutoulas, Romanian-German record producer, manager, and author
• 5th » Greg Mathis, American judge and television host
• 5th » Larry McCray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 5th » Ian Redford, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
• 6th » Batem, Congolese-Belgian illustrator
• 6th » Adriana Altaras, Croatian-German actress and director
• 6th » John Pizzarelli, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 7th » Buster Douglas, American boxer
• 7th » Sandy Powell (costume designer) or Sandy Powell, English costume designer
• 8th » Daniël Dekker, Dutch radio host
• 8th » John Schneider (screen actor) named John Schneider, American actor, singer, director, and producer
• 9th » Jaak Aab, Estonian politician, Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia
• 10th » Steve Bisciotti, American businessman, co-founded Allegis Group
• 10th » Katrina Leskanich, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Katrina and the Waves)
• 10th » Terry Teagle, American basketball player
• 11th » Jeremy Clarkson, English journalist and author
• 12th » Ron MacLean, Canadian sportscaster
• 13th » Lyn Brown (politician) known as Lyn Brown, English politician
• 13th » Bob Casey, Jr., American lawyer and politician
• 13th » Olaf Ludwig, German cyclist
• 13th » Rudi Völler, German footballer and manager
• 14th » Brian Forster, American actor
• 14th » Brad Garrett, American comedian and actor
• 14th » Myoma Myint Kywe, Burmese historian
• 14th » Tina Rosenberg, American journalist and author
• 15th » Pierre Aubry, Canadian ice hockey player
• 15th » Susanne Bier, Danish director and screenwriter
• 15th » Pedro Delgado, Spanish cyclist
• 15th » Tony Jones (snooker player) known as Tony Jones, English snooker player
• 15th » Philippe of Belgium
• 16th » Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician (d. 2007)
• 16th » Rafael Benítez, Spanish footballer and manager
• 16th » Pierre Littbarski, German footballer and manager
• 19th » Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress and producer
• 19th » Ara Gevorgyan, Armenian pianist, composer, and producer
• 19th » Roger Merrett, Australian footballer and coach
• 19th » John Schweitz, American basketball player and coach
• 19th » Frank Viola, American baseball player and coach
• 20th » Rodney Holman American football player and coach
• 21st » Michel Goulet, Canadian ice hockey player
• 22nd » Lloyd Honeyghan, Jamaican-English boxer
• 22nd » Mart Laar, Estonian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Estonia
• 22nd » Gary Rhodes, English chef and author
• 22nd » Randall L. Stephenson, American businessman
• 22nd » Tatiana Thumbtzen, American actress, model, and dancer
• 23rd » Valerie Bertinelli, American actress
• 23rd » Steve Clark, English guitarist and songwriter (Def Leppard) (d. 1991)
• 23rd » Barry Douglas (musician) called Barry Douglas, Irish pianist and conductor
• 23rd » Claude Julien (ice hockey) known as Claude Julien, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 25th » Robert Peston, English journalist
• 25th » Bruce Redman, Australian director, producer, and critic
• 26th » Steve Lombardozzi, American baseball player and coach
• 26th » Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer) named Roger Taylor, English drummer (Duran Duran and Arcadia (band) called Arcadia)
• 27th » Mike Krushelnyski, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 28th » Steven Blum, American voice actor
• 28th » John Cerutti, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2004)
• 28th » Elena Kagan, American lawyer, jurist, and academic
• 28th » Phil King (musician) known as Phil King, English bass player (Lush (band) or Lush and The Jesus and Mary Chain)
• 28th » Ian Rankin, Scottish author
• 28th » Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strongman and weightlifter (d. 1993)
• 28th » Walter Zenga, Italian footballer and manager
• 29th » Robert J. Sawyer, Canadian author
• 29th » Caveh Zahedi, American actor and director
• 30th » Geoffrey Cox (British politician) e.g Geoffrey Cox, English lawyer and politician
• 30th » Kerry Healey, American politician, 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
• 30th » David Miscavige, American religious leader

Famous Deaths for April 1960

• 7th » Henri Guisan, Swiss general (b. 1874)
• 10th » André Berthomieu, French director and screenwriter (b. 1903)
• 17th » Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)
• 19th » Beardsley Ruml, American economist and statistician (b. 1894)
• 24th » Max von Laue, German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1879)

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