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What Happened In March 1960 In History

Historical Events for March, 1960

  • 4th » The French freighter 'La Coubre explosion called La Coubre' explodes in Havana, Cuba killing 100.
  • 5th » Cuban photographer Alberto Korda takes his Guerrillero Heroico iconic photograph of Marxism Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
  • 9th » Dr. Belding Hibbard Scribner implants for the first time a shunt (medical) e.g shunt he invented into a patient, which allows the patient to receive hemodialysis on a regular basis.
  • 17th » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the United States National Security Council known as National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
  • 21st » Apartheid in South Africa: Sharpeville massacre e.g Massacre in Sharpeville, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of unarmed black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180.
  • 22nd » Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser

Famous Birthdays on March in 1960

  • 1st » Benedict Allen, English television host and author
  • 2nd » Hector Calma, Filipino basketball player
  • 2nd » Debra Marshall, American wrestler, manager, and actress
  • 3rd » Benedict Carey, American journalist
  • 3rd » Neal Heaton, American baseball player and coach
  • 3rd » Colin Wells (cricketer) known as Colin Wells, English cricketer
  • 4th » Iain Hesford, Zambian-English footballer
  • 4th » Mikko Kuustonen, Finnish singer-songwriter
  • 4th » Kazimierz Matuszny, Polish politician
  • 4th » John Mugabi, Ugandan boxer
  • 4th » Thierry Pastor, French singer-songwriter
  • 4th » Christina Sussiek, German long jumper
  • 5th » Paul Drayson, Baron Drayson, English businessman and politician
  • 5th » David Tibet, English singer-songwriter (Current 93 and Death in June)
  • 6th » Sleepy Floyd, American basketball player
  • 6th » Cecilia Heyes, English psychologist and academic
  • 7th » Joe Carter, American baseball player
  • 7th » Ivan Lendl, Czech tennis player
  • 7th » Jim Spivey, American runner
  • 8th » Jeffrey Eugenides, American author
  • 8th » Max Metzker, Australian swimmer
  • 8th » Irek Mukhamedov, Russian ballet dancer
  • 8th » Buck Williams, American basketball player
  • 9th » Finn Carter, American actress
  • 9th » Linda Fiorentino, American actress
  • 10th » Lance Burton, American magician
  • 10th » Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, German-American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Nena (band) called Nena)
  • 10th » Gail Greenwood, American bass player (Belly (band) known as Belly and L7 (band) called L7)
  • 10th » Anne MacKenzie (journalist) named Anne MacKenzie, Scottish journalist
  • 11th » Christophe Gans, French director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 11th » Robert Glenister, English actor
  • 11th » Junichi Sato, Japanese animator and director
  • 12th » Kipp Lennon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Venice (band) e.g Venice)
  • 12th » Minoru Niihara, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (Loudness (band) called Loudness and Earthshaker (band) e.g Earthshaker)
  • 12th » Maki Nomiya, Japanese singer (Pizzicato Five)
  • 12th » Courtney B. Vance, American actor
  • 13th » Yuri Andrukhovych, Ukrainian poet and author
  • 13th » Adam Clayton, English-Irish bass player and songwriter (U2 and Automatic Baby)
  • 13th » Joe Ranft, American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor (d. 2005)
  • 14th » Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (d. 2006)
  • 15th » Mike Pagliarulo, American baseball player
  • 16th » Jenny Eclair, English actress and author
  • 16th » John Hemming (politician) known as John Hemming, English politician
  • 16th » Duane Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 17th » Rebeca Arthur, American actress
  • 17th » Arye Gross, American actor
  • 17th » Vicki Lewis, American actress and singer
  • 18th » Richard Biggs, American actor (d. 2004)
  • 18th » Guy Carbonneau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 18th » James MacPherson (actor) known as James MacPherson, Scottish actor
  • 18th » James Plaskett, Cypriot-English chess player
  • 19th » Simo Aalto, Finnish magician
  • 19th » Eliane Elias, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist
  • 19th » Lanny Kean, American wrestler (d. 2009)
  • 20th » Norm Magnusson, American painter and sculptor
  • 20th » Norbert Pohlmann, German computer scientist and educator
  • 20th » Yuri Shargin, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut
  • 21st » Benito T. de Leon, Filipino general
  • 21st » Raivo Puusepp, Estonian architect
  • 21st » Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1994)
  • 21st » Robert Sweet (musician) Robert Sweet, American drummer and producer (Stryper, King James (band) King James, and Blissed (band) Blissed)
  • 22nd » Tarmo Laht, Estonian architect
  • 22nd » Lauri Vahtre, Estonian historian and politician
  • 23rd » Haris Romas, Greek actor, composer, and screenwriter
  • 23rd » Nicol Stephen, Baron Stephen, Scottish politician, 2nd Deputy First Minister of Scotland
  • 24th » Nena, German singer-songwriter and actress (Nena (band) known as Nena)
  • 24th » Jan Berglin, Swedish cartoonist
  • 24th » Barry Horowitz, American wrestler
  • 24th » Kelly LeBrock, American model and actress
  • 24th » Grayson Perry, English potter
  • 24th » Scott Pruett, American race car driver
  • 25th » Idy Chan, Hong Kong actress
  • 25th » Haywood Nelson, American actor
  • 25th » Steve Norman, English saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (Spandau Ballet)
  • 25th » Brenda Strong, American actress
  • 26th » Marcus Allen, American football player and sportscaster
  • 26th » Jennifer Grey, American actress
  • 26th » Øystein Mæland, Norwegian psychiatrist and politician
  • 26th » Axel Prahl, German actor
  • 27th » Johannes Kerkorrel, South African singer-songwriter, playwright, and journalist (d. 2002)
  • 27th » Mark Lovell, English race car driver (d. 2003)
  • 27th » Hans Pflügler, German footballer
  • 27th » Renato Russo, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Legião Urbana and Aborto Elétrico) (d. 1996)
  • 27th » Heiki Vilep, Estonian poet and author
  • 27th » Tim Wrightman, American football player and coach
  • 28th » Chris Barrie, German-English actor
  • 28th » José Maria Neves, Cape Verdeian politician, Prime Minister of Cape Verde
  • 28th » Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, French-Belgian author and playwright
  • 29th » Jo Nesbø, Norwegian singer-songwriter and author (Di Derre)
  • 29th » Annabella Sciorra, American actress
  • 30th » Laurie Graham, Canadian skier
  • 30th » Christoph M. Ohrt, German actor
  • 31st » Michelle Nicastro, American actress and singer (d. 2010)

Famous Deaths for March 1960

  • 2nd » Stanisław Taczak, Polish general (b. 1874)
  • 4th » Leonard Warren, American opera singer (b. 1911)
  • 9th » Jack Beattie, Irish politician (b. 1886)
  • 11th » Roy Chapman Andrews, American explorer (b. 1884)
  • 12th » Kshitimohan Sen, Indian historian, author, and academic (b. 1880)
  • 13th » Yosef Zvi HaLevy, Israeli rabbi and judge (b. 1874)
  • 14th » Oliver Kirk, American boxer (b. 1884)
  • 20th » Léon Sée, French fencer (b. 1877)
  • 22nd » José Antonio Aguirre (politician) called José Antonio Aguirre, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Basque Country (b. 1904)
  • 23rd » Franklin Pierce Adams, American journalist (b. 1881)
  • 23rd » Said Nursî, Turkish theologian and scholar (b. 1878)
  • 23rd » Raoul Paoli, French boxer and rower (b. 1887)
  • 28th » Russell V. Mack, American congressman (b. 1891)
  • 30th » Joseph Haas, German composer and educator (b. 1879)

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