1960
John D
John Davison Rockefeller Jr. was an American financier and philanthropist. Rockefeller was the fifth child and only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. He was invol…
John D
The 1960s
Explore 4770 historical events from 1960–1969.
1960
Yury Olesha, Russian author, poet, and playwright (born 1899)
Yury Karlovich Olesha was a Russian and Soviet novelist. He is considered one of the greatest Russian novelists of the 20th century, one of the few to have succeeded in writing wor…
Yury Olesha, Russian author, poet, and playwright (born 1899)
1960
Lucrezia Bori, Spanish soprano and actress (born 1887)
Lucrezia Bori was a Spanish operatic singer, a lyric soprano and a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Opera.
Lucrezia Bori, Spanish soprano and actress (born 1887)
1960
Jules Supervielle, Uruguayan-French poet and author (born 1884)
Jules Supervielle was a Franco-Uruguayan poet and writer born in Montevideo. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.
Jules Supervielle, Uruguayan-French poet and author (born 1884)
1960
Georges Claude, French engineer and inventor, created Neon lighting (born 1870)
Georges Claude was a French engineer and inventor. He is noted for his early work on the industrial liquefaction of air, for the invention and commercialization of neon lighting, a…
Georges Claude, French engineer and inventor, created Neon lighting (born 1870)
1960
James Montgomery Flagg, American painter and illustrator (born 1877)
James Montgomery Flagg was an American artist, comics artist, and illustrator. He worked in media ranging from fine art painting to cartooning, but is best remembered for his polit…
James Montgomery Flagg, American painter and illustrator (born 1877)
1960
Boris Pasternak, Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1890)
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak was a Russian and Soviet poet, novelist, and literary translator.
Boris Pasternak, Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1890)
1960
Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (born 1882)
Alphonsus Josephus de Ridder was a Belgian writer and poet who wrote under the pseudonym Willem Elsschot. One of the most prominent Flemish authors, his most famous work, Cheese (1…
Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (born 1882)
1960
Walther Funk, German economist, journalist, and politician, German Minister of Economics (born 1890)
Walther Immanuel Funk was a German economist, Nazi official and convicted war criminal who served as Reichsminister for the Economy from 1938 to 1945 and president of the Reichsban…
Walther Funk, German economist, journalist, and politician, German Minister of Economics (born 1890)
1960
Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1883)
Curtis Lester Patrick was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats/Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, and the New …
Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1883)
1960
Paula Hitler, German-Austrian sister of Adolf Hitler (born 1896)
Paula Hitler, also known as Paula Wolff and Paula Hitler-Wolff, was the younger sister of Adolf Hitler and the last child of Alois Hitler and his third wife, Klara Pölzl.
Paula Hitler, German-Austrian sister of Adolf Hitler (born 1896)
1960
Harry S
Harry Stevens Hammond was an American football player and businessman. He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1904 to 1907. He later had a career in business…
Harry S
1960
Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player and manager (born 1869)
Thomas William Corcoran was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1890 to 1907 for the Pittsburgh Burghers (1890), Philad…
Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player and manager (born 1869)
1960
Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer (born 1871)
Charlotte Dod was an English multi-sport athlete, best known as a tennis player. She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship five times, the first one when she was only 15 i…
Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer (born 1871)
1960
Jake Swirbul, American businessman, co-founded the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation (born 1898)
Leon Albert "Jake" "The Bullfrog" Swirbul, was an aviation pioneer and co-founder of Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation.
Jake Swirbul, American businessman, co-founded the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation (born 1898)
1960
Francis Browne, Irish priest and photographer (born 1880)
Francis Patrick Mary Browne, was an Irish Jesuit and a prolific photographer. His best-known photographs are those of the RMS Titanic and its passengers and crew which he took whil…
Francis Browne, Irish priest and photographer (born 1880)
1960
Sæbjørn Buttedahl, Norwegian actor and sculptor (born 1876)
Sæbjørn Buttedahl was a Norwegian stage and film actor who later found prominence as a sculptor.
Sæbjørn Buttedahl, Norwegian actor and sculptor (born 1876)
1960
Harry Pollitt, British politician and Secretary General of the Communist Party of Great Britain (born 1890)
Harry Pollitt was a British communist who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) from July 1929 to September 1939 and again from 1941 until …
Harry Pollitt, British politician and Secretary General of the Communist Party of Great Britain (born 1890)
1960
Frank Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1885)
Francis Alexis Patrick was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, head coach, manager, and executive. Along with his brother Lester, he founded the Pacific Coast Hockey Associa…
Frank Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1885)
1960
Aneurin Bevan, Welsh-English politician, Secretary of State for Health (born 1897)
Aneurin "Nye" Bevan was a Welsh Labour Party politician, noted for spearheading the creation of the British National Health Service during his tenure as Minister of Health in Cleme…
Aneurin Bevan, Welsh-English politician, Secretary of State for Health (born 1897)
1960
Joy Davidman, American-English poet and author (born 1915)
Helen Joy Davidman was an American poet and writer. Often referred to as a child prodigy, she earned a master's degree from Columbia University in English literature at age twenty …
Joy Davidman, American-English poet and author (born 1915)
1960
Set Persson, Swedish politician (born 1897)
Set Persson was a Swedish communist leader.
Set Persson, Swedish politician (born 1897)
1960
Lawrence Tibbett, American singer and actor (born 1896)
Lawrence Mervil Tibbett was an American opera singer and recording artist who also performed as a film actor and radio personality. A baritone with large, deep, and dark-timbred vo…
Lawrence Tibbett, American singer and actor (born 1896)
1960
Albert Kesselring, German field marshal (born 1881)
Albert Kesselring was a German military officer who served in the Luftwaffe during World War II. In a career which spanned both world wars, Kesselring eventually reached the rank o…
Albert Kesselring, German field marshal (born 1881)