What Happened In August 1960 In History

Historical Events for August, 1960

• 1st » Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France.
• 1st » Islamabad is declared the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan.
• 3rd » Niger gains independence from France.
• 5th » Burkina Faso, then known as Republic of Upper Volta named Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
• 6th » Cuban Revolution: Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation.
• 8th » South Kasai secedes from the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) known as Congo.
• 11th » Chad declares independence.
• 13th » The Central African Republic declares independence from France.
• 15th » Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from French Fourth Republic known as France.
• 16th » Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
• 16th » Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at convert 102800 ft m, setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.
• 17th » Decolonization: Gabon gains independence from France.
• 19th » Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American Lockheed U-2 known as U-2 aviator e.g pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.
• 19th » List of spacecraft called Sputnik Sputnik program: 'Korabl-Sputnik 2': The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Soviet space dogs Belka and Strelka Belka and Strelka, 40 mouse mice, two rats and a variety of plants.
• 20th » Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1960

• 1st » Chuck D, American rapper and producer (Public Enemy (group) or Public Enemy, The Bomb Squad, and Confrontation Camp)
• 1st » Suzi Gardner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (L7 (band) named L7)
• 1st » Professor Griff, American rapper (Public Enemy (group) called Public Enemy and Confrontation Camp)
• 2nd » Linda Fratianne, American figure skater
• 2nd » David Yow, American singer-songwriter (Scratch Acid, The Jesus Lizard, and Qui (band) named Qui)
• 3rd » Tim Mayotte, American tennis player and coach
• 3rd » Gopal Sharma, Indian cricketer
• 4th » Chuck C. Lopez, American jockey
• 4th » Dean Malenko, American wrestler
• 4th » José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish politician, 5th Prime Minister of Spain
• 4th » Bernard Rose (director) or Bernard Rose, English director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
• 4th » Tim Winton, Australian author
• 5th » David Baldacci, American lawyer and author
• 5th » Vivian Kubrick, American-English actress and composer
• 5th » Seth Swirsky, American singer-songwriter
• 6th » Dale Ellis, American basketball player
• 7th » David Duchovny, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 8th » Ulrich Maly, German politician, 16th List of mayors of Nuremberg or Mayor of Nuremberg
• 10th » Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor, singer, and producer
• 10th » Annely Ojastu, Estonian sprinter and long jumper
• 10th » Kenny Perry, American golfer
• 12th » Laurent Fignon, French cyclist (d. 2010)
• 12th » Greg Thomas, Welsh-English cricketer
• 12th » Eduardo Tokeshi, Peruvian painter
• 13th » Koji Kondo, Japanese composer
• 13th » Ivar Stukolkin, Estonian swimmer
• 13th » Phil Taylor (darts player) known as Phil Taylor, English darts player
• 14th » Sarah Brightman, English singer-songwriter and actress
• 14th » Sharon Bryant, American singer (Atlantic Starr)
• 14th » Cecilia Gasdia, Italian soprano and actress
• 14th » Stet Howland, American drummer and songwriter (Killing Machine (band) called Killing Machine, W.A.S.P., Blackfoot (band) or Blackfoot, and Impellitteri)
• 14th » Fred Roberts, American basketball player
• 16th » Timothy Hutton, American actor and director
• 16th » Franz Welser-Möst, Austrian-American conductor
• 17th » Stephan Eicher, Swiss singer-songwriter (Grauzone)
• 17th » Sean Penn, American actor and director
• 18th » Mike LaValliere, American baseball player
• 18th » Fat Lever, American basketball player
• 19th » Morten Andersen, American football player
• 19th » Ron Darling, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 22nd » Holger Gehrke, German footballer and manager
• 23rd » Rodney Greenblat, American graphic designer
• 23rd » Gary Hoey, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Heavy Bones)
• 23rd » Chris Potter (actor) called Chris Potter, Canadian actor, singer, and director
• 24th » Kim Christofte, Danish footballer
• 24th » Takashi Miike, Japanese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 24th » Cal Ripken, Jr., American baseball player and coach
• 25th » Ashley Crow, American actress
• 25th » Georg Zellhofer, Austrian footballer and manager
• 26th » Wanda De Jesus, American actress
• 26th » Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (Buckshot LeFonque)
• 26th » Nancy Martinez, Canadian singer
• 26th » Ola Ray, American actress and model
• 27th » Mike Golding, English sailor
• 28th » Dinah Cancer, American singer-songwriter (45 Grave and Dinah Cancer and the Grave Robbers)
• 28th » Emma Samms, English actress
• 29th » Todd English, American chef and author
• 29th » Tony MacAlpine, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Planet X (band) Planet X, CAB (band) CAB, Ring of Fire (band) Ring of Fire, and Seven the Hardway)
• 31st » Vali Ionescu, Romanian long jumper
• 31st » Chris Whitley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
• 31st » Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanese politician, 3rd Secretary-General of Hezbollah

Famous Deaths for August 1960

• 5th » Arthur Meighen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874)
• 7th » Luis Ángel Firpo, Argentinian boxer (b. 1894)
• 22nd » Johannes Sikkar, Estonian politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1897)
• 22nd » Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler (b. 1898)
• 23rd » Oscar Hammerstein II, American director, producer, and composer (b. 1895)
• 28th » Julius Frey, German swimmer (b. 1881)
• 28th » Edward Hennig, American gymnast (b. 1879)

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