What Happened In October 1960 In History

Historical Events for October, 1960

• 1st » Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• 7th » Nigeria joins the United Nations.
• 12th » Cold War: Nikita Khrushchev shoe-banging incident named pounds his shoe on a desk at United Nations General Assembly meeting to protest a Philippine assertion of Soviet Union colonial policy being conducted in Eastern Europe
• 12th » Television viewers in Japan unexpectedly witness the assassination of Inejiro Asanuma, leader of the Japan Socialist Party, when he is stabbed and killed during a live broadcast.
• 19th » Cold War: The United States government imposes a United States embargo against Cuba or near-total trade embargo against Cuba, which remains in effect today.
• 29th » In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (who later takes the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight.
• 29th » An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team plane crash known as Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio.
• 30th » Michael Woodruff performs the first successful kidney transplant in the United Kingdom at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1960

• 1st » Gerald Scheunemann, German footballer
• 2nd » Glenn Anderson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 2nd » Django Bates, English pianist and composer
• 2nd » Al Connelly, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Glass Tiger)
• 2nd » Johan Lammerts, Dutch cyclist
• 2nd » Joe Sacco, American journalist and cartoonist
• 2nd » Lothar Schlapp, German footballer
• 2nd » Dereck Whittenburg, American basketball player and coach
• 3rd » Kevin Eldon, English actor and comedian
• 4th » Joe Boever, American baseball player
• 5th » Careca, Brazilian footballer
• 5th » Daniel Baldwin, American actor, director, and producer
• 5th » David Kirk, New Zealand rugby player
• 5th » David Shannon, American author and illustrator
• 5th » Evangelia Tzampazi, Greek politician
• 7th » Kevin Boyle (historian) called Kevin Boyle, American historian and author
• 7th » Kyosuke Himuro, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist (Boøwy)
• 7th » Viktor Lazlo, French-Belgian singer
• 8th » Reed Hastings, American businessman, co-founded Netflix
• 8th » Lorenzo Milá, Spanish journalist
• 8th » Andrea Anastasi, Italian volleyball player and coach
• 8th » Ralf Minge, German footballer and manager
• 8th » François Pérusse, Canadian singer-songwriter and comedian
• 9th » Maddie Blaustein, American voice actress (d. 2008)
• 9th » Kenny Garrett, American saxophonist (Five Peace Band)
• 10th » Ron Flockhart (ice hockey) called Ron Flockhart, Canadian ice hockey player
• 10th » Eric Martin (musician) called Eric Martin, American singer-songwriter (Mr. Big (band) called Mr. Big and Tak Matsumoto Group)
• 10th » Simon Townshend, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Casbah Club)
• 11th » Randy Breuer, American basketball player
• 11th » Nicola Bryant, English actress
• 11th » Curt Ford, American baseball player and manager
• 11th » Gábor Pölöskei, Hungarian footballer and manager
• 12th » Carlo Perrone (footballer born 12 October 1960) or Carlo Perrone, Italian footballer and manager
• 12th » Hiroyuki Sanada, Japanese actor
• 13th » Joey Belladonna, American singer-songwriter (Anthrax (American band) e.g Anthrax)
• 13th » Tim Brewster, American football player and coach
• 13th » Ari Fleischer, American journalist, 24th White House Press Secretary
• 13th » Peter Keisler, American lawyer and politician, United States Attorney General
• 14th » Steve Cram, English runner
• 14th » Zbigniew Kruszyński, Polish footballer
• 16th » Bob Mould, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Hüsker Dü and Sugar (American band) e.g Sugar)
• 16th » Guy LeBlanc, Canadian keyboardist and composer (Nathan Mahl and Camel (band) called Camel)
• 17th » Guy Henry (actor) e.g Guy Henry, English actor
• 17th » Rob Marshall, American director, producer, and choreographer
• 17th » Bernie Nolan, Irish singer and actress (The Nolans) (d. 2013)
• 18th » Erin Moran, American actress and singer
• 18th » Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgian martial artist, actor, and producer, and screenwriter
• 19th » Jennifer Holliday, American actress and singer
• 19th » Susan Straight, American author
• 20th » Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player (d. 2004)
• 20th » Lepa Brena, Bosnian singer and actress
• 22nd » Darryl Jenifer, American bass player (Bad Brains and The White Mandingos)
• 22nd » Cris Kirkwood, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Meat Puppets)
• 23rd » Mirwais Ahmadzaï, Swiss-French keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Taxi Girl and Y.A.S.)
• 23rd » Katoucha Niane, French model (d. 2008)
• 23rd » Randy Pausch, American academic and author (d. 2008)
• 23rd » Wayne Rainey, American motorcycle racer
• 24th » Dennis Anderson, American monster truck driver
• 24th » Ian Baker-Finch, Australian golfer
• 24th » Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist, lawyer, and activist (d. 1999)
• 24th » Wolfgang Güllich, German rock climber (d. 1992)
• 24th » Joachim Winkelhock, German race car driver
• 24th » BD Wong, American actor
• 25th » June Brigman, American illustrator
• 26th » Patrick Breen, American actor and screenwriter
• 27th » Tom Nieto, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 27th » Vangelis Trigas, Greek musician
• 28th » Mark Derwin, American actor
• 28th » Landon Curt Noll, American computer scientist
• 29th » Finola Hughes, English actress
• 29th » Thorsten Schlumberger, German footballer
• 30th » Charnele Brown, American actress and singer
• 30th » Diego Maradona, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
• 31st » Arnaud Desplechin, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
• 31st » Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Puerto Rico
• 31st » Mike Gallego, American baseball player and coach
• 31st » Reza Pahlavi, Iranian prince

Famous Deaths for October 1960

• 12th » Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese politician (b. 1898)
• 14th » Abram Ioffe, Russian physicist (b. 1880)
• 15th » Clara Kimball Young, American actress and producer (b. 1890)
• 19th » George Wallace (Australian comedian) named George Wallace, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1895)
• 24th » Yevgeny Ostashev, Russian test pilot (b. 1924)
• 25th » Harry Ferguson, Irish engineer, founded the Ferguson Company (b. 1884)
• 31st » H. L. Davis, American author and poet (b. 1894)

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