1960
1,877 items
Highlights of the year
- 2/181960 Winter OlympicsSports
- 3/29Eurovision Song Contest 1960Events
- 4/4Charlton HestonUS awards
- 5/211960 Valdivia earthquakeEvents
- 7/11To Kill a MockingbirdBooks
- 8/17PsychoFilms
- 8/20Roma Fiumicino AirportOpenings
- 8/251960 Summer OlympicsSports
- 10/22The Great DictatorFilms
- 11/6Kyiv MetroOpenings
Jan96 items
- 1/1Suzhou MuseumOpenings
- 1/1Linfen Qiaoli AirportOpenings
- 1/2The Seventh SealFilms
- 1/91960 Five Nations ChampionshipSports
- 1/12Anatomy of a MurderFilms
- 1/161960 ABC ChampionshipSports
- 1/19Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and JapanEvents
- 1/19Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871Events
Feb106 items
- 2/3La Dolce VitaFilms
- 2/71960 Formula One seasonSports
- 2/8The Virgin SpringFilms
- 2/181960 Winter OlympicsSports
- 2/20Melodi Grand PrixTV
- 2/281960 Winter UniversiadeOpenings
- 2/291960 Agadir earthquakeEvents
- FebGiant StepsMusic
Mar173 items
- 3/15World Chess Championship 1960Sports
- 3/16BreathlessFilms
- 3/21Sharpeville massacreEvents
- 3/21The Cranes Are FlyingFilms
- 3/21Der schwarze KanalTV
- 3/25Yurigaoka StationOpenings
- 3/29Eurovision Song Contest 1960Events
- 3/301960 AFC Youth ChampionshipSports
Apr178 items
- 4/4Charlton HestonUS awards
- 4/432nd Academy AwardsEvents
- 4/4Pirelli TowerOpenings
- 4/11For Your Eyes OnlyBooks
- 4/13The Fugitive KindFilms
- 4/19April RevolutionEvents
- 4/191960 Copa LibertadoresSports
- 4/21Palácio do PlanaltoOpenings
May149 items
- 5/11960 U-2 incident spy aircraftEvents
- 5/3Anne Frank HouseOpenings
- 5/7Ballad of a SoldierFilms
- 5/15L'AvventuraFilms
- 5/181960 European Cup FinalSports
- 5/211960 Valdivia earthquakeEvents
- 5/22Chuvash State Opera and Ballet TheaterOpenings
- 5/301960 Indianapolis 500Sports
Jun158 items
- 6/3Palazzo dello SportOpenings
- 6/5Lake Bodom murdersEvents
- 6/61960 Dutch Grand PrixSports
- 6/15The ApartmentFilms
- 6/191960 Belgian Grand PrixSports
- 6/22House of UsherFilms
- 6/29Television CentreOpenings
- 6/291960 South Korean legislative electionEvents
Jul134 items
- 7/3Tromsø bridgeOpenings
- 7/61960 European Nations' CupSports
- 7/7The Brides of DraculaFilms
- 7/9Miss Universe 1960Events
- 7/101960 European Nations' Cup finalsSports
- 7/11To Kill a MockingbirdBooks
- 7/15Knights of the Teutonic OrderFilms
- 7/16Moskva PoolOpenings
Aug126 items
- 8/1Kaminoshō StationOpenings
- 8/12To Be or Not to BeFilms
- 8/12Green Eggs and HamBooks
- 8/17PsychoFilms
- 8/19Korabl-Sputnik 2Events
- 8/20Roma Fiumicino AirportOpenings
- 8/251960 Summer OlympicsSports
- 8/26basketball at the 1960 Summer OlympicsSports
Sep179 items
- 9/6Rocco and His BrothersFilms
- 9/11Danger ManTV
- 9/16Purple NoonFilms
- 9/17Beaver StadiumOpenings
- 9/181960 Summer ParalympicsSports
- 9/181960 Swedish general electionEvents
- 9/291960–61 European CupSports
- 9/29My Three SonsTV
Oct180 items
- 10/2Estádio do MorumbiOpenings
- 10/14Ben-HurFilms
- 10/141960 AFC Asian CupSports
- 10/19Viracopos International AirportOpenings
- 10/191960–61 NBA seasonSports
- 10/22The Great DictatorFilms
- 10/24Nedelin catastropheEvents
- 10/24The Adventure of the Christmas PuddingBooks
Nov177 items
- 11/6Kyiv MetroOpenings
- 11/81960 United States presidential electionEvents
- 11/12Rabbit, RunBooks
- 11/15Edmonton International AirportOpenings
- 11/201960 United States Grand PrixSports
- 11/21Mercury-Redstone 1Events
- 11/26The Ten CommandmentsFilms
- NovThe Big CountryFilms
Dec221 items
- 12/1Korabl-Sputnik 3Events
- 12/4Toei SubwayOpenings
- 12/9Coronation StreetTV
- 12/9Palace of SportsOpenings
- 12/10Swiss Family RobinsonFilms
- 12/15ExodusFilms
- 12/161960 New York air disasterEvents
- DecNow, There Was a Song!Music
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