Explore 2767 historical events from 1960–1969.
Intel Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It designs, manufactures, and sells computer components such as central …
Intel is founded in Mountain View, California.
Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and activities to 5 million partic…
The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, with about 1,000 athletes…
Sebastiaan (Bas) Haring is a Dutch writer of popular science and children's literature, television presenter and professor. He is a full professor at Leiden University, where he ha…
Bas Haring, Dutch philosopher, writer, television presenter and professor
Kenneth Duncan McRae is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. McRae is the former head coach of the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League. McRae is …
Ken McRae, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Aidan Murphy, known professionally as Aidan Gillen, is an Irish actor. He is the recipient of three Irish Film & Television Awards and has been nominated for a British Academy Tele…
Aidan Gillen, Irish actor
Todd Barton Jones is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was an effective middle reliever for several teams an…
Todd Jones, American baseball player
The Glenville shootout was a gun battle that occurred on the night of July 23–24, 1968, in the Glenville section of Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. Gunfire was exchanged for…
Glenville shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the Cleveland…
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd., trading as El Al is the flag carrier of the State of Israel. Since its inaugural flight from Geneva to Tel Aviv in September 1948, the airline has grown…
The only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft takes place when a Boeing 707 carrying ten crew and 38 passengers…
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Unio…
Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating…
Mswati III is the Ngwenyama (King) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family. He heads an absolute monarchy, as he has unrestricted political authority and veto power over all…
Mswati III, King (Ngwenyama) of Eswatini (Swaziland)
Timothy James McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist who masterminded and perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The bombing itself killed 167 or 168 people, …
Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist, Oklahoma City bombing co-perpetrator (died 2001)
Roxanna Panufnik is a British composer of Polish descent. She is the daughter of the Polish composer and conductor Sir Andrzej Panufnik and his second wife Camilla, née Jessel.
Roxanna Panufnik, English composer
Hashim Thaçi is a Kosovo Albanian politician. He was the first prime minister of Kosovo (2008–2014) and the Foreign minister and deputy prime minister (2014–2016) in the cabinet le…
Hashim Thaçi, Kosovan soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Kosovo
Thomas Strunz is a German former professional footballer who played mostly as a defensive midfielder.
Thomas Strunz, German footballer
Dana Timothy Milbank is an American author and columnist for The Washington Post. He has written books about Al Gore, George W. Bush, Glenn Beck, American politics, and the Republi…
Dana Milbank, American journalist and author
Petra Bayr, also known as Penny Bayr, is an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) who has been serving as a member of the National Council since 2022, representi…
Petra Bayr, Austrian politician
Howard Paul Donald is an English singer, songwriter, drummer, pianist, dancer, DJ and record producer. He is a member of the pop group Take That. He was also judge on the German re…
Howard Donald, English singer-songwriter and producer
Andrew Flower is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and a former cricketer. As a cricketer, he captained the Zimbabwe national cricket team and is widely regarded as the greatest Zimbabwea…
Andy Flower, South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović is a Croatian politician and diplomat who served as the president of Croatia from 2015 to 2020. She was the first woman to be elected to the office since t…
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Croatian politician and diplomat, 4th President of Croatia
Oliver Bierhoff is a German association football official and former player who played as a striker. He has previously served as the technical director of the Germany national team…
Oliver Bierhoff, German footballer
D'arcy Elizabeth Wretzky is an American musician. She was the original bassist of the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins and is credited on their first six studio albums. …
D'arcy Wretzky, American bass player and singer
Jeffrey Alan Agoos is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender. He is one of the all-time appearance leaders for the United States national team. Agoo…
Jeff Agoos, American footballer
Siti Roziana Zain is a Malaysian pop singer and actress. Her music career began in the early '90s with her signature single, "Madah Berhelah" followed by hits like "Terlerai Kasih"…
Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer-songwriter and actress
Lætitia Sadier, also known as Seaya Sadier, is a French musician best known as a founding member of the London-based avant-pop band Stereolab. She was born in the east of Paris and…
Lætitia Sadier, French singer and keyboard player