The 1960s

1961 65 years ago

Cold War: East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants'…

The Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc …

Cold War: East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants'…

1961 65 years ago

President Jânio Quadros of Brazil resigns after just seven months in power, initiating a political crisis that…

Jânio da Silva Quadros was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd president of Brazil from 31 January to 25 August 1961, when he resigned from office. He also ser…

President Jânio Quadros of Brazil resigns after just seven months in power, initiating a political crisis that…

1961 65 years ago

TWA Flight 529 crashed shortly after takeoff from Midway Airport in Chicago, killing all 78 people on board. At the…

TWA Flight 529 was a Lockheed Constellation L-049 propliner, registration N86511, operating as a scheduled passenger service from Boston, Massachusetts to Los Angeles, California. …

TWA Flight 529 crashed shortly after takeoff from Midway Airport in Chicago, killing all 78 people on board. At the…

1961 65 years ago

In the Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators…

The 1961 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 10 September 1961 at Monza. It was race 7 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 Internat…

In the Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators…

1961 65 years ago

A President Airlines Douglas DC-6 crashes just after takeoff from Shannon Airport, Ireland. All 83 passengers and crew…

The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end o…

A President Airlines Douglas DC-6 crashes just after takeoff from Shannon Airport, Ireland. All 83 passengers and crew…

1961 65 years ago

Chris Mars, American artist

Chris Mars is an American painter and musician. He was the drummer for the seminal Minneapolis-based alternative rock band the Replacements from 1979 to 1990; he later joined the i…

Chris Mars, American artist

1961 65 years ago

Andrew Schlafly, American lawyer and activist, founded Conservapedia

Andrew Layton Schlafly is an American lawyer and Christian conservative activist. He is the founder and owner of the wiki encyclopedia project Conservapedia. He is the son of the c…

Andrew Schlafly, American lawyer and activist, founded Conservapedia

1961 65 years ago

Arnór Guðjohnsen, Icelandic footballer

Arnór Guðjohnsen is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent seven years with Belgian club Anderlecht and was the top scorer in the 1986–87 sea…

Arnór Guðjohnsen, Icelandic footballer

1961 65 years ago

Clint Malarchuk, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Clint Malarchuk is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1981 and 1992. He has been a coach for four NHL teams…

Clint Malarchuk, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1961 65 years ago

Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.

Hurricane Carla was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that made landfall in Texas as a Category 4 on the Saffir–Simpson scale. Striking the middle Texas coast in Septembe…

Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.

1961 65 years ago

Air France Flight 2005 crashes near Rabat–Salé Airport, in Rabat, Morocco, killing 77 people.

Air France Flight 2005 of 12 September 1961 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Paris-Orly Airport to Casablanca Airport with a stop at Rabat-Salé Airport. The Sud …

Air France Flight 2005 crashes near Rabat–Salé Airport, in Rabat, Morocco, killing 77 people.

1961 65 years ago

The United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of…

Hurricane Esther was the first large tropical cyclone to be discovered by satellite imagery. The fifth tropical cyclone, named storm, and hurricane of the 1961 Atlantic hurricane s…

The United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of…

1961 65 years ago

Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan,…

Super Typhoon Nancy, also known as the 2nd Muroto Typhoon , was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone of the 1961 Pacific typhoon season, produced the highest accumulated cyclone …

Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan,…

1961 65 years ago

Marilyn Milian, American judge

Marilyn Milian, known professionally as Judge Milian, is an American television personality, lecturer, retired Florida Circuit Court judge and court-show arbitrator. For 22 seasons…

Marilyn Milian, American judge

1961 65 years ago

Steve McClaren, English footballer and manager

Stephen McClaren is an English football coach and former player who was most recently the manager of the Jamaica national team.

Steve McClaren, English footballer and manager

1961 65 years ago

David Vitter, American lawyer and politician

David Bruce Vitter is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana from 2005 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Vitter served in the Louisian…

David Vitter, American lawyer and politician

1961 65 years ago

Leyla Zana, Kurdish activist and politician

Leyla Zana is a Kurdish politician in Turkey. She was imprisoned for ten years for her political activism, which was deemed by the Turkish courts to be against the unity of the cou…

Leyla Zana, Kurdish activist and politician

1961 65 years ago

United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in an air crash while attempting to negotiate peace in the…

Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane …

United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in an air crash while attempting to negotiate peace in the…

1961 65 years ago

Don Mattingly, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Donald Arthur Mattingly, nicknamed "Donnie Baseball" and "the Hit Man", is an American former first baseman, manager and coach who currently serves as the bench coach for the Phila…

Don Mattingly, American baseball player, coach, and manager

1961 65 years ago

George Lopez, American comedian, actor, and talk show host

George Edward Lopez is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is most known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom George Lopez. His stand-up comedy examines race and et…

George Lopez, American comedian, actor, and talk show host

1961 65 years ago

Joan Chen, Chinese-American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter

Joan Chen is a Chinese-born American actress and film director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Taipei Golden Horse Awards and an AACTA Award. She made h…

Joan Chen, Chinese-American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter

1961 65 years ago

Isiah Thomas, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

Isiah Lord Thomas III, also known as "Zeke", is an American former professional basketball player who is a current analyst for NBA TV and Fox Sports. He played his entire professio…

Isiah Thomas, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

1961 65 years ago

Jay Aston, English singer-songwriter and dancer

Jay Hilda Aston is a British singer and occasional songwriter. She was a member of the British pop group Bucks Fizz from 1981 to 1985. She was the youngest member of the group's or…

Jay Aston, English singer-songwriter and dancer

1961 65 years ago

Marg Downey, Australian actress

Marg Downey is an Australian comedian and actress, best known for her roles in The D Generation, Fast Forward and Full Frontal

Marg Downey, Australian actress