February 1960106 items
Highlights of the month
- 2/3La Dolce VitaFilms
- 2/71960 Formula One seasonSports
- 2/8The Virgin SpringFilms
- 2/181960 Winter OlympicsSports
- 2/291960 Agadir earthquakeEvents
Life that month (prices, weather)Tokyo avg 6.6°C
U.S. prices, February 1960All years ›
Tokyo weather, February 1960Japan Meteorological Agency ›
Avg temp6.6℃Max temp19.5℃Min temp-2.5℃Rain8.8mmSunshine207.3 hTyphoons making landfall in Japan0
Tokyo prices in 1960 (annual average)All items ›
Postcard¥5Newspaper (monthly)¥390Movie ticket¥119Public bath¥17
| Date | Type | Title | Country | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/29 | EventsOccurred | 1960 Agadir earthquakeDetailsPlace: Agadir | Morocco | Place: Agadir |
| 2/13 | EventsOccurred | Gerboise bleueDetailsPlace: French Algeria | France | Place: French Algeria |
| 2/25 | EventsOccurred | 1960 Rio de Janeiro air crashSource：Wikidata | Brazil | |
| 2/4 | EventsOccurred | Melodi Grand Prix 1960DetailsPlace: NRKストアスタジオ | Norway | Place: NRKストアスタジオ |
| 2/23 | EventsOccurred | alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – women's giant slalomDetailsPlace: Palisades Tahoe | United States | Place: Palisades Tahoe |
| 2/26 | EventsOccurred | Aeroflot Flight 315 (1960)DetailsPlace: Lviv | Unknown | Place: Lviv |
| 2/5 | EventsOccurred | 1960 Douglas DC-4 crashSource：Wikidata | Unknown | |
| 2/17 | EventsOccurred | 1960 British Somaliland parliamentary electionSource：Wikidata | British Somaliland | |
| 2/1 | EventsOccurred | 1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly electionSource：Wikidata | India | |
| 2/14 | EventsOccurred | 1960 Daytona 500DetailsPlace: Daytona International Speedway | United States | Place: Daytona International Speedway |
| Feb(day unknown) | EventsOccurred | figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics – men's singlesDetailsPlace: Blyth Arena | United States | Place: Blyth Arena |
| Feb(day unknown) | EventsOccurred | figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics – women's singlesDetailsPlace: Blyth Arena | United States | Place: Blyth Arena |
| 2/19 | EventsOccurred | figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics – pairs skatingDetailsPlace: Blyth Arena | United States | Place: Blyth Arena |
| 2/6 | EventsOccurred | 1960 Burmese general electionSource：Wikidata | Myanmar | |
| 2/18 | EventsOccurred | Montevideo treaty of 1960DetailsPlace: Montevideo | Uruguay | Place: Montevideo |
| 2/26 | EventsOccurred | Alitalia Flight 618DetailsPlace: Shannon | Unknown | Place: Shannon |
| 2/26 | EventsOccurred | Medway Creek rail disasterDetailsPlace: Bogantungan | Australia | Place: Bogantungan |
| 2/27 | EventsOccurred | 1960 Ptuj CarnivalDetailsPlace: Ptuj | Unknown | Place: Ptuj |
| 2/21 | EventsOccurred | Cameroonian constitutional referendum, 1960Source：Wikidata | Cameroon | |
| 2/28 | EventsOccurred | Daegu democracy movementDetailsPlace: Daegu | First Republic of South Korea | Place: Daegu |
| 2/9 | EventsOccurred | Nationaal Songfestival 1960DetailsPlace: AVRO Studio 2 Hilversum | Netherlands | Place: AVRO Studio 2 Hilversum |
| 2/22 | EventsOccurred | Mining accident in Zwickau 1969DetailsPlace: Karl-Marx-Werk Zwickau | East Germany | Place: Karl-Marx-Werk Zwickau |
| 2/28 | OpeningsOpened | 1960 Winter UniversiadeDetailsType: multi-sport event | France | Type: multi-sport event |
| 2/22 | OpeningsOpened | MeßbergDetailsType: metro station · Place: Hamburg-Mitte | Germany | Type: metro station · Place: Hamburg-Mitte |
| 2/15 | OpeningsOpened | Yokoya StationJapanOriginal title: 横屋駅DetailsType: railway station · Place: Mizuho | Japan | Type: railway station · Place: Mizuho |
| 2/10 | OpeningsOpened | Nose StationJapanOriginal title: 能瀬駅DetailsType: railway station · Place: Tsubata | Japan | Type: railway station · Place: Tsubata |
| 2/1 | OpeningsOpened | Honmutabe StationJapanOriginal title: 本牟田部駅DetailsType: railway station · Place: Karatsu | Japan | Type: railway station · Place: Karatsu |
| 2/10 | OpeningsOpened | Minami-Hakui StationJapanOriginal title: 南羽咋駅DetailsType: railway station · Place: Hakui | Japan | Type: railway station · Place: Hakui |
| 2/10 | OpeningsOpened | Naka-Tsubata StationJapanOriginal title: 中津幡駅DetailsType: railway station · Place: Tsubata | Japan | Type: railway station · Place: Tsubata |
| 2/10 | OpeningsOpened | Noto-Ninomiya StationJapanOriginal title: 能登二宮駅DetailsType: railway station · Place: Nakanoto | Japan | Type: railway station · Place: Nakanoto |
| 2/11 | OpeningsOpened | Kani DōrakuJapanOriginal title: かに道楽DetailsType: business | Japan | Type: business |
| 2/1 | OpeningsOpened | 500 Park TowerDetailsType: tower block · Place: Manhattan | United States | Type: tower block · Place: Manhattan |
| 2/10 | OpeningsOpened | Nishi-kanon-machi StationJapanOriginal title: 西観音町停留場DetailsType: tram stop · Place: Nishi-ku | Japan | Type: tram stop · Place: Nishi-ku |
| 2/21 | OpeningsOpened | 琴巌駅DetailsType: railway station | South Korea | Type: railway station |
| 2/5 | OpeningsOpened | Westfield WheatonDetailsType: shopping center · Place: Montgomery County | United States | Type: shopping center · Place: Montgomery County |
| 2/18 | SportsHeld | 1960 Winter OlympicsDetailsPlace: Palisades Tahoe | United States | Place: Palisades Tahoe |
| 2/7 | SportsHeld | 1960 Formula One seasonDetailsWinner: Jack Brabham | Unknown | Winner: Jack Brabham |
| 2/20 | SportsHeld | speed skating at the 1960 Winter OlympicsDetailsPlace: Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink | United States | Place: Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink |
| 2/19 | SportsHeld | figure skating at the 1960 Winter OlympicsDetailsPlace: Blyth Arena | United States | Place: Blyth Arena |
| 2/19 | SportsHeld | ice hockey at the 1960 Winter OlympicsDetailsPlace: Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink · Winner: United States men's national ice hockey team | United States | Place: Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink · Winner: United States men's national ice hockey team |
| 2/7 | SportsHeld | 1960 Argentine Grand PrixDetailsPlace: Oscar and Juan Gálvez Race Track · Winner: Bruce McLaren | Argentina | Place: Oscar and Juan Gálvez Race Track · Winner: Bruce McLaren |
| 2/28 | SportsHeld | 1960 Winter UniversiadeDetailsPlace: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | France | Place: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc |
| 2/4 | SportsHeld | 1960 European Figure Skating ChampionshipsDetailsPlace: Olympia-Kunsteisstadion | West Germany | Place: Olympia-Kunsteisstadion |
| 2/21 | SportsHeld | 1960 UCI Cyclo-cross World ChampionshipsDetailsPlace: Tolosa | Spain | Place: Tolosa |
| 2/6 | SportsHeld | 1960 World All-Round Speed Skating Championships for MenDetailsPlace: Eisstadion Davos · Winner: Boris Stenin | Unknown | Place: Eisstadion Davos · Winner: Boris Stenin |
| 2/14 | SportsHeld | 1960 CCCF ChampionshipSource：Wikidata | Unknown | |
| 2/26 | SportsHeld | alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – women's slalomDetailsPlace: Palisades Tahoe · Winner: Anne Heggtveit | United States | Place: Palisades Tahoe · Winner: Anne Heggtveit |
| Feb(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Giant StepsDetailsArtist: John Coltrane · Label: Atlantic Records | United States | Artist: John Coltrane · Label: Atlantic Records |
| 2/13 | MusicReleased | Puppy LoveDetailsArtist: Paul Anka · Label: EMI | United States | Artist: Paul Anka · Label: EMI |
| Feb(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz ClassicsDetailsArtist: Art Pepper · Label: Contemporary Records | United States | Artist: Art Pepper · Label: Contemporary Records |
| Feb(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Please Help Me, I'm FallingDetailsArtist: Hank Locklin · Label: RCA Records | United States | Artist: Hank Locklin · Label: RCA Records |
| Feb(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Just One TimeDetailsArtist: Don Gibson · Label: RCA Records | United States | Artist: Don Gibson · Label: RCA Records |
| 2/3 | FilmsPremiered | La Dolce VitaDetailsDirector: Federico Fellini · Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Adriano Celentano, Anita Ekberg · Production: Pathé | Rome, Italy | Director: Federico Fellini · Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Adriano Celentano, Anita Ekberg · Production: Pathé |
| 2/8 | FilmsPremiered | The Virgin SpringDetailsDirector: Ingmar Bergman · Cast: Max von Sydow, Gunnel Lindblom, Allan Edwall · Production: SF Studios | Sweden | Director: Ingmar Bergman · Cast: Max von Sydow, Gunnel Lindblom, Allan Edwall · Production: SF Studios |
| 2/1 | FilmsPremiered | The Nun's StoryDetailsDirector: Fred Zinnemann · Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Peggy Ashcroft · Production: Warner Bros. Entertainment | Spain | Director: Fred Zinnemann · Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Peggy Ashcroft · Production: Warner Bros. Entertainment |
| 2/12 | FilmsPremiered | Operation PetticoatFirst premiered: January 1960 (United Kingdom)DetailsDirector: Blake Edwards · Cast: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Jim Varney · Production: Universal Pictures | Canada | Director: Blake Edwards · Cast: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Jim Varney · Production: Universal Pictures |
| 2/11 | FilmsPremiered | Sink the Bismarck!DetailsDirector: Lewis Gilbert · Cast: Adolf Hitler, Edward R. Murrow, David Hemmings · Production: 20th Century Studios | United States, London | Director: Lewis Gilbert · Cast: Adolf Hitler, Edward R. Murrow, David Hemmings · Production: 20th Century Studios |
| 2/19 | FilmsPremiered | DeviDetailsDirector: Satyajit Ray · Cast: Sharmila Tagore, Soumitra Chatterjee, Karuna Banerjee | India | Director: Satyajit Ray · Cast: Sharmila Tagore, Soumitra Chatterjee, Karuna Banerjee |
| 2/19 | FilmsPremiered | Our Man in HavanaFirst premiered: January 1960 (United States)DetailsDirector: Carol Reed · Cast: Alec Guinness, Maureen O'Hara, Noël Coward · Production: Columbia Pictures | West Germany | Director: Carol Reed · Cast: Alec Guinness, Maureen O'Hara, Noël Coward · Production: Columbia Pictures |
| 2/19 | FilmsPremiered | White NightsDetailsDirector: Ivan Pyryev · Cast: Oleg Strizhenov, Lyudmila Marchenko · Production: Mosfilm | Soviet Union | Director: Ivan Pyryev · Cast: Oleg Strizhenov, Lyudmila Marchenko · Production: Mosfilm |
| 2/2 | FilmsPremiered | The OvercoatDetailsDirector: Aleksey Batalov · Cast: Rolan Bykov, Yuri Tolubeyev, Aleksandra Yozhkina · Production: Lenfilm | Soviet Union | Director: Aleksey Batalov · Cast: Rolan Bykov, Yuri Tolubeyev, Aleksandra Yozhkina · Production: Lenfilm |
| 2/19 | FilmsPremiered | Jazz on a Summer's DayDetailsDirector: Bert Stern | Germany | Director: Bert Stern |
| 2/4 | FilmsPremiered | Visit to a Small PlanetIn Japan: July 1960DetailsDirector: Norman Taurog · Cast: Jerry Lewis, Earl Holliman, Ellen Corby · Production: Paramount Pictures | United States | Director: Norman Taurog · Cast: Jerry Lewis, Earl Holliman, Ellen Corby · Production: Paramount Pictures |
| 2/4 | FilmsPremiered | The Last Angry ManDetailsDirector: Daniel Mann · Cast: Paul Muni, Billy Dee Williams, Betsy Palmer · Distributor: Columbia Pictures | Sweden, Denmark | Director: Daniel Mann · Cast: Paul Muni, Billy Dee Williams, Betsy Palmer · Distributor: Columbia Pictures |
| 2/24 | FilmsPremiered | KidnappedDetailsDirector: Robert Stevenson · Cast: Peter O'Toole, Peter Finch, Bernard Lee · Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures · Production: The Walt Disney Company | United Kingdom, United States | Director: Robert Stevenson · Cast: Peter O'Toole, Peter Finch, Bernard Lee · Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures · Production: The Walt Disney Company |
| 2/2 | FilmsPremiered | The PossessorsDetailsDirector: Denys de La Patellière · Cast: Jean Gabin, Emmanuelle Riva, Bernard Blier | Portugal | Director: Denys de La Patellière · Cast: Jean Gabin, Emmanuelle Riva, Bernard Blier |
| 2/25 | FilmsPremiered | LibelDetailsDirector: Anthony Asquith · Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Robert Shaw, Dirk Bogarde · Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Germany | Director: Anthony Asquith · Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Robert Shaw, Dirk Bogarde · Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| 2/12 | FilmsPremiered | Don't Give Up the ShipFirst premiered: January 1960 (Mexico)DetailsDirector: Norman Taurog · Cast: Jerry Lewis, Dina Merrill, Claude Akins · Distributor: Paramount Pictures | Germany, Finland, Portugal | Director: Norman Taurog · Cast: Jerry Lewis, Dina Merrill, Claude Akins · Distributor: Paramount Pictures |
| 2/19 | FilmsPremiered | The Last VoyageDetailsDirector: Andrew L. Stone · Cast: Dorothy Malone, George Sanders, Edmond O'Brien · Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Production: Andrew L. Stone Productions | United States | Director: Andrew L. Stone · Cast: Dorothy Malone, George Sanders, Edmond O'Brien · Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Production: Andrew L. Stone Productions |
| 2/17 | FilmsPremiered | Certains l'aiment froideDetailsDirector: Jean Bastia · Cast: Louis de Funès, Francis Blanche, Jean Richard | France | Director: Jean Bastia · Cast: Louis de Funès, Francis Blanche, Jean Richard |
| 2/11 | FilmsPremiered | Two-Way StretchDetailsDirector: Robert Day · Cast: Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Wilfrid Hyde-White · Distributor: British Lion Films | United Kingdom, London | Director: Robert Day · Cast: Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Wilfrid Hyde-White · Distributor: British Lion Films |
| 2/2 | FilmsPremiered | The Flesh and the FiendsDetailsDirector: John Gilling · Cast: Donald Pleasence, Peter Cushing, Billie Whitelaw · Production: Tempean Films | United Kingdom | Director: John Gilling · Cast: Donald Pleasence, Peter Cushing, Billie Whitelaw · Production: Tempean Films |
| 2/3 | FilmsPremiered | The Rise and Fall of Legs DiamondIn Japan: May 1960DetailsDirector: Budd Boetticher · Cast: Warren Oates, Elaine Stewart, Robert Lowery · Distributor: Warner Bros. Entertainment · Production: United States Pictures | New York City | Director: Budd Boetticher · Cast: Warren Oates, Elaine Stewart, Robert Lowery · Distributor: Warner Bros. Entertainment · Production: United States Pictures |
| 2/12 | FilmsPremiered | Vijayapuri VeeranDetailsDirector: Joseph Thaliath Jr. · Cast: C. L. Anandan | India | Director: Joseph Thaliath Jr. · Cast: C. L. Anandan |
| 2/19 | FilmsPremiered | Guitars Sound Softly Through the NightDetailsDirector: Hans Deppe · Cast: Vivi Bach, Peter Weck, Margit Nünke | Austria | Director: Hans Deppe · Cast: Vivi Bach, Peter Weck, Margit Nünke |
| 2/16 | FilmsPremiered | The High LifeDetailsDirector: Julien Duvivier · Cast: Giulietta Masina, Gert Fröbe, Joachim Hansen | Germany | Director: Julien Duvivier · Cast: Giulietta Masina, Gert Fröbe, Joachim Hansen |
| 2/3 | FilmsPremiered | Ma Barker's Killer BroodDetailsDirector: Bill Karn · Cast: Lurene Tuttle, Don Grady, Byron Foulger | United States | Director: Bill Karn · Cast: Lurene Tuttle, Don Grady, Byron Foulger |
| 2/15 | FilmsPremiered | Girl and the RiverDetailsDirector: François Villiers · Cast: Jean Giono, Pascale Audret, Dany Saval | Barcelona | Director: François Villiers · Cast: Jean Giono, Pascale Audret, Dany Saval |
| 2/1 | FilmsPremiered | Struggle for Eagle PeakDetailsDirector: Tancred Ibsen · Cast: Tor Stokke, Eva Bergh, Ingerid Vardund · Production: Nordsjøfilm | Norway | Director: Tancred Ibsen · Cast: Tor Stokke, Eva Bergh, Ingerid Vardund · Production: Nordsjøfilm |
| 2/24 | FilmsPremiered | The Bramble BushDetailsDirector: Daniel Petrie · Cast: Richard Burton, Angie Dickinson, Barbara Rush · Distributor: Warner Bros. Entertainment | New York City | Director: Daniel Petrie · Cast: Richard Burton, Angie Dickinson, Barbara Rush · Distributor: Warner Bros. Entertainment |
| 2/18 | FilmsPremiered | Aana Valarthiya VanampadiDetailsDirector: P. Subramaniam · Cast: Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Prem Nawas | India | Director: P. Subramaniam · Cast: Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Prem Nawas |
| 2/24 | FilmsPremiered | BullwhipDetailsDirector: Harmon Jones · Cast: Rhonda Fleming, Guy Madison, Hank Worden · Distributor: Monogram Pictures | France | Director: Harmon Jones · Cast: Rhonda Fleming, Guy Madison, Hank Worden · Distributor: Monogram Pictures |
| 2/2 | FilmsPremiered | Litri and His ShadowDetailsDirector: Rafael Gil · Cast: José Isbert, Rafael Bardem, Katia Loritz | Spain | Director: Rafael Gil · Cast: José Isbert, Rafael Bardem, Katia Loritz |
| 2/13 | FilmsPremiered | Horse HareDetailsDirector: Friz Freleng | United States | Director: Friz Freleng |
| 2/8 | FilmsPremiered | RoomersDetailsDirector: Wojciech Jerzy Has · Cast: Beata Tyszkiewicz, Krystyna Feldman, Gustaw Holoubek | Poland | Director: Wojciech Jerzy Has · Cast: Beata Tyszkiewicz, Krystyna Feldman, Gustaw Holoubek |
| 2/22 | FilmsPremiered | OrientSource：Wikidata | Norway | |
| 2/5 | FilmsPremiered | Final Destination: Red LanternDetailsDirector: Rudolf Jugert · Cast: Joachim Fuchsberger, Klausjürgen Wussow | Germany | Director: Rudolf Jugert · Cast: Joachim Fuchsberger, Klausjürgen Wussow |
| 2/28 | FilmsPremiered | Sazae-san's BabyJapanOriginal title: サザエさんの赤ちゃん誕生DetailsDirector: Nobuo Aoyagi | Japan | Director: Nobuo Aoyagi |
| 2/23 | FilmsPremiered | Yakuza Of InaJapanOriginal title: 弥太郎笠DetailsDirector: Masahiro Makino · Cast: Minoru Chiaki, Susumu Fujita, Yorozuya Kinnosuke | Japan | Director: Masahiro Makino · Cast: Minoru Chiaki, Susumu Fujita, Yorozuya Kinnosuke |
| 2/28 | FilmsPremiered | The Guitarist from the SeaJapanOriginal title: 海から来た流れ者DetailsDirector: Tokujirō Yamazaki · Cast: Ruriko Asaoka, Joe Shishido, Akira Kobayashi | Japan | Director: Tokujirō Yamazaki · Cast: Ruriko Asaoka, Joe Shishido, Akira Kobayashi |
| 2/1 | FilmsPremiered | The Lindens of StublenDetailsDirector: Dako Dakovski · Cast: Konstantin Kisimov, Asen Kisimov, Ivan Bratanov | People's Republic of Bulgaria | Director: Dako Dakovski · Cast: Konstantin Kisimov, Asen Kisimov, Ivan Bratanov |
| 2/15 | FilmsPremiered | Madame MayorDetailsDirector: Roviros Manthoulis · Cast: Vasilis Avlonitis, Nikos Kourkoulos, Aleka Stratigou · Production: Anzervos | Greece | Director: Roviros Manthoulis · Cast: Vasilis Avlonitis, Nikos Kourkoulos, Aleka Stratigou · Production: Anzervos |
| 2/4 | FilmsPremiered | Crime at DawnDetailsDirector: Zoltán Várkonyi | Hungary | Director: Zoltán Várkonyi |
| 2/5 | FilmsPremiered | StrandingDetailsDirector: Louis van Gasteren | Netherlands | Director: Louis van Gasteren |
| Feb(day unknown) | FilmsPremiered | Burst of SummerDetailsDirector: William Sterling | Australia | Director: William Sterling |
| 2/11 | FilmsPremiered | Search for ParadiseDetailsDirector: Otto Lang | Los Angeles | Director: Otto Lang |
| 2/29 | FilmsPremiered | The Dervish BoysDetailsDirector: Stélios Tatassópoulos · Cast: Thanasis Veggos, Kostas Chatzichristos, Nikos Xanthopoulos | Athens | Director: Stélios Tatassópoulos · Cast: Thanasis Veggos, Kostas Chatzichristos, Nikos Xanthopoulos |
| 2/20 | TVFirst aired | Melodi Grand PrixSource：Wikidata | Norway | |
| 2/25 | TVFirst aired | Four Feather FallsDetailsNetwork: ITV · Cast: Nicholas Parsons | United Kingdom | Network: ITV · Cast: Nicholas Parsons |
| 2/26 | TVFirst aired | EmmaDetailsNetwork: British Broadcasting Corporation · Cast: Paul Daneman | United Kingdom | Network: British Broadcasting Corporation · Cast: Paul Daneman |
| 2/12 | TVFirst aired | NASCAR on CBSDetailsNetwork: CBS | United States | Network: CBS |
| 2/1 | TVFirst aired | ダイラケ二等兵JapanDetailsNetwork: TBS Television | Japan | Network: TBS Television |
| 2/7 | TVFirst aired | Overland TrailDetailsNetwork: NBC · Cast: William Bendix | United States | Network: NBC · Cast: William Bendix |
| 2/19 | TVFirst aired | The CitadelDetailsNetwork: American Broadcasting Company · Cast: Ann Blyth, Hugh Griffith, James Donald | United States | Network: American Broadcasting Company · Cast: Ann Blyth, Hugh Griffith, James Donald |
| Feb(day unknown) | BooksPublished | The First MenDetailsAuthor: Howard Fast | United States | Author: Howard Fast |
| 2/17 | BooksPublished | MapooramDetailsAuthor: Roland Robinson | Australia | Author: Roland Robinson |