What Happened In September 1960 In History

Historical Events for September, 1960

• 2nd » The first election of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, in history of Tibet. The Tibetan community observes this date as the Democracy Day (Tibet) named Democracy Day.
• 5th » The poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is elected as the first President of Senegal.
• 5th » Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics e.g light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome.
• 8th » In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1).
• 10th » At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet.
• 14th » The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.
• 14th » Congo Crisis: With Central Intelligence Agency e.g CIA help, Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in a military coup, suspending parliament and the constitution.
• 18th » Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations.
• 22nd » The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.
• 26th » In Chicago, the first Television e.g televised United States presidential election debates e.g debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
• 28th » Mali and Senegal join the United Nations.
• 29th » Nikita Khrushchev, leader of Soviet Union, disrupts a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly with a number of angry outbursts.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1960

• 1st » Ralf Außem, German footballer and manager
• 1st » Karl Mecklenburg, American football player
• 1st » Michael Saward (political theorist) known as Michael Saward, Australian theorist and academic
• 2nd » Eric Dickerson, American football player and sportscaster
• 2nd » Kristin Halvorsen, Norwegian politician, Minister of Finance (Norway) known as Minister of Finance for Norway
• 2nd » Rex Hudler, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 3rd » Nick Gibb, English politician
• 4th » Shailesh Vara, Ugandan-English lawyer and politician
• 4th » Damon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 5th » Candy Maldonado, Puerto Rican baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
• 5th » Dayo Wong, Hong Kong comedian and actor
• 7th » Brad Houser, American bass player (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians and Critters Buggin)
• 7th » Phillip Rhee, American actor, martial artist, director, and producer
• 7th » Andrew Voss, Australian sportscaster and author
• 8th » Stefano Casiraghi, Italian-Monacan businessman (d. 1990)
• 8th » David Steele (musician) called David Steele, English bass player and songwriter (The Beat (British band) called The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
• 8th » Aguri Suzuki, Japanese race car driver
• 9th » Hugh Grant, English actor and producer
• 9th » Bob Hartley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 9th » Urmas Sisask, Estonian composer
• 9th » Bob Stoops, American football player and coach
• 9th » Kimberly Willis Holt, American author
• 10th » Alison Bechdel, American author and illustrator
• 10th » Colin Firth, English actor, singer, and producer
• 10th » Tim Hunter (ice hockey) named Tim Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 10th » David Lowery (musician) or David Lowery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cracker (band) or Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven)
• 11th » Michael P. Leavitt, American soldier
• 11th » Anne Ramsay, American actress
• 12th » Evan Jenkins (politician) named Evan Jenkins, American politician
• 12th » Stefanos Korkolis, Greek pianist and composer
• 13th » Greg Baldwin, American voice actor
• 13th » Dave Hardman, American porn actor
• 14th » Ronald Lengkeek, Dutch footballer
• 14th » Melissa Leo, American actress and producer
• 14th » Callum Keith Rennie, English-Canadian actor and producer
• 15th » Kevin Allen (actor) e.g Kevin Allen, Welsh actor and director
• 15th » Ed Solomon, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 16th » Jayne Brook, American actress
• 16th » Kurt Busiek, American author
• 16th » Ean Evans, American bass player (Lynyrd Skynyrd and Outlaws (band) e.g Outlaws) (d. 2009)
• 16th » Graham Haynes, American trumpet player and composer
• 16th » Danny John-Jules, English actor, singer, and dancer
• 16th » Yianna Katsoulos, American-French singer
• 17th » John Bottomley, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
• 17th » Kevin Clash, American voice actor and puppeteer
• 17th » John Franco, American baseball player
• 17th » Damon Hill, English race car driver
• 17th » Alan Krueger, American economist and academic
• 18th » Stephen Flaherty, American composer
• 18th » Ian Lucas, English lawyer and politician
• 19th » Mario Batali, American chef and author
• 19th » Loïc Bigois, French engineer
• 19th » Yolanda Saldívar, American murderer
• 19th » Tonja Walker, American model, actress, and singer
• 20th » Lee Hall (playwright) or Lee Hall, English playwright and screenwriter
• 20th » Dave Hemingway, English singer-songwriter (The Beautiful South and The Housemartins)
• 20th » Deborah Roberts, American journalist
• 21st » David James Elliott, Canadian-American actor and director
• 21st » Kelley Eskridge, American author
• 21st » Sikandar Sanam, Pakistani actor and singer (d. 2012)
• 21st » Graham Southern, English art dealer and gallery owner
• 22nd » Scott Baio, American actor, director, and producer
• 22nd » Ernest Martin (murderer) called Ernest Martin, American murderer (d. 2003)
• 23rd » Luis Moya, Spanish race car driver
• 24th » Tony Juniper, English environmentalist and politician
• 24th » Amy Sky, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 25th » Igor Belanov, Ukrainian footballer and manager
• 25th » Sonia Benezra, Canadian radio and television host
• 25th » Eduardo Yáñez, Mexican actor
• 26th » Uwe Bein, German footballer and manager
• 26th » Jouke de Vries, Dutch academic and politician
• 27th » Jean-Marc Barr, German-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 27th » Christopher Cousins, American actor
• 28th » Frank Hammerschlag, German footballer and manager
• 28th » Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford, English politician
• 28th » Jennifer Rush, American singer-songwriter
• 28th » Socrates B. Villegas, Filipino archbishop
• 29th » Julian Armour, American-Canadian cellist
• 29th » Kenneth Hansen (rallycross) called Kenneth Hansen, Swedish race car driver
• 29th » Alan McGee, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Biff Bang Pow!)
• 29th » John Paxson, American basketball player and coach
• 29th » David Sammartino, American wrestler
• 29th » Andy Slaughter, English politician
• 29th » Carol Welsman, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist
• 30th » Julia Adamson, Canadian-English keyboard player, composer, and producer (The Fall (band) known as The Fall)
• 30th » Nicola Griffith, English author
• 30th » Miki Howard, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Side Effect)
• 30th » Blanche Lincoln, American politician

Famous Deaths for September 1960

• 7th » Wilhelm Pieck, German politician, Leadership of East Germany e.g President of East Germany (b. 1873)
• 9th » Jussi Björling, Swedish tenor (b. 1911)
• 13th » Leo Weiner, Hungarian composer and educator (b. 1885)
• 14th » M. Karagatsis, Greek author, playwright, and critic (b. 1908)
• 25th » Emily Post, American author (b. 1873)
• 27th » Sylvia Pankhurst, English activist (b. 1882)

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