Explore 1225 historical events from 1960–1969.
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers…
The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war
Luis José Monge was a convicted mass murderer who was executed in the gas chamber at Colorado State Penitentiary in 1967. Monge was the last inmate to be executed before an unoffic…
Luis Monge is executed in Colorado's gas chamber, in the last pre-Furman execution in the United States
Michael Stephen Portnoy is an American musician best known as the drummer, backing vocalist, and co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater.
Mike Portnoy, American drummer and songwriter
Sir David John Cameron MacKay was a British physicist, mathematician, and academic. He was the Regius Professor of Engineering in the Department of Engineering at the University of…
David J
Rhéal Paul Cormier was a Canadian-American professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox (twice),…
Rhéal Cormier, Canadian baseball player (died 2021)
Melina Kanakaredes Constantinides is a Greek-American actress. She is widely known for her roles in American primetime television dramas as Dr. Sydney Hansen in Providence (1999–20…
Melina Kanakaredes, American actress
West Berlin was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin from 1948 until 1990, during the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany,…
Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran are brutally suppressed, during which Benno Ohnesorg is
The Canadair North Star is a 1940s Canadian development, for Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA), of the Douglas DC-4. Instead of radial piston engines used by the Douglas design, Canadai…
Seventy-two people are killed when a Canadair C-4 Argonaut crashes at Stockport in England
Sherri Evonne Shepherd is an American actress, comedian, author, podcaster, television presenter and talk show host. She currently hosts the daily syndicated daytime talk show Sher…
Sherri Shepherd, American actress, comedian, and television personality
Dino Rađa is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He was a member of the Jugoplastika team of the late 1980s and early 1990s, which he helped to win two FIBA European …
Dino Rađa, Croatian basketball player
Omar Enrique Vizquel González, nicknamed "Little O", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop and coach. During his 24-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Vizque…
Omar Vizquel, Venezuelan-American baseball player and coach
Angelina Myers Martino, now known as Angel Sims, is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Over her career, she won th…
Angel Martino, American swimmer
Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste is an English actress and director. She is known for her role in Mike Leigh's drama film Secrets & Lies (1996), for which she received acclaim and…
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, English actress and singer-songwriter
Toomas Tõniste is an Estonian sailor and politician, and the former Minister of Finance.
Toomas Tõniste, Estonian sailor and politician
Willem-Alexander is the current King of the Netherlands, having reigned since 30 April 2013.
Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands
Thomas William Ellis Smith is a Scottish jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator.
Tommy Smith, Scottish saxophonist, composer, and educator
Glenn Thomas Jacobs, also known by his ring name Kane, is an American politician, actor and professional wrestler. He rose to fame in WWE, where he holds the record for most matche…
Glenn Thomas Jacobs, American professional wrestler, actor, businessman and politician
Erik Thomson is a New Zealand-Australian actor. He played Hades in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena Warrior Princess and Young Hercules, Dr. Mitch Steve…
Erik Thomson, Scottish-New Zealand actor
Jason Lee Whitlock is an American former sports columnist who currently hosts a program for the conservative media company Blaze Media titled Fearless with Jason Whitlock. Whitlock…
Jason Whitlock, American football player and journalist
Christopher Mark Francis White is a British Conservative Party politician and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warwick and Leamington from 2010 to 2017. He lost the seat at th…
Chris White, English engineer and politician
Phil Chang is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, television presenter and actor.
Phil Chang, Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor
Philipp Bedros Kirkorov is a Bulgarian-born Russian singer. He began his career in 1985 after participating in the Soviet musical TV show "Wider Circle". Since 2000, he has maintai…
Philipp Kirkorov, Bulgarian-born Russian singer, composer and actor
Durron Maurice Butler, known as Turbo B, is an American rapper and beatboxer. He was once the frontman of the German electronic music group Snap!
Turbo B, American rapper
Samuel Timothy McGraw is an American country singer and actor. He has released 17 studio albums. 10 of those albums have reached number one on the Top Country Albums charts, with h…
Tim McGraw, American singer-songwriter and actor