Explore 5816 historical events from 1960–1969.
William Edward Felix Hodgman is a former Australian politician and diplomat. He was the premier of Tasmania from 2014 to 2020 and state leader of the Liberal Party from 2006 to 202…
Will Hodgman, Australian politician, 45th Premier of Tasmania
Martín López-Zubero Purcell, also known as Martin Zubero, is a former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. López-Zubero was born in the United States, swam in internation…
Martín López-Zubero, American-Spanish swimmer and coach
The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969. Apollo was conceiv…
Apollo program: Apollo 10 is launched
The Battle of Hamburger Hill was fought by United States Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces against People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces during Operation Apac…
The Battle of Hamburger Hill in Vietnam ends
Rosario, officially the Autonomous City of Rosario, is a city in central Argentina, in the south of the province of Santa Fe. Located 300 km (186 mi) northwest of Buenos Aires on t…
Civil unrest in Rosario, Argentina, known as Rosariazo, following the death of a 15-year-old student
The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969. Apollo was conceiv…
Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthc
The Melbourne–Evans collision was a collision between the light aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans of the Unite…
Melbourne–Evans collision: off the coast of South Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts the U
Yelena Lvovna Shushunova was a Soviet Russian gymnast. Shushunova was one of five women who have won all-around titles at all major competitions: Olympics, World Championships and …
Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast (died 2018)
Ilias Atmatsidis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the director of Football at AEK Athens B.
Elias Atmatsidis, Greek footballer
Rory McCann is a Scottish actor, best known for portraying Sandor "The Hound" Clegane on the HBO series Game of Thrones, Michael "Lurch" Armstrong in Edgar Wright's crime-comedy Ho…
Rory McCann, Scottish actor
Eilidh Whiteford is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Banff and Buchan from 2010 to 2017.
Eilidh Whiteford, Scottish academic and politician
Joseph Francis Buck is an American sportscaster who serves as the lead play-by-play announcer for Monday Night Football on ESPN and ABC. Buck previously worked for Fox Sports from …
Joe Buck, American sportscaster
The software industry includes businesses for development, maintenance and publication of software that are using different business models, mainly either "license/maintenance base…
IBM announces that effective January 1970 it will price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous riots and demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the …
Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement
The Chappaquiddick incident occurred on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, United States, sometime around midnight between July 18 and 19, 1969, when Mary Jo Kopechne died insid…
Chappaquiddick incident: U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy crashes his car into a tidal pond at Chappaquiddick Island,…
The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969. Apollo was conceiv…
Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first human landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility.…
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicara…
A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, six days after the beginning of the "Football War".
The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969. Apollo was conceiv…
Apollo program: At 02:56 UTC, astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon, followed 19…
Martinus Wouter "Martin" Koolhoven is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. Internationally he is most known for Schnitzel Paradise (2005), Winter in Wartime (2008) and Brimstone…
Martin Koolhoven, Dutch director and screenwriter
Jon C. Olsen is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Olsen was a successful relay swimmer for the U.S. national team …
Jon Olsen, American swimmer
Darren Raye Woodson is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) from 199…
Darren Woodson, American football player and sportscaster
The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969. Apollo was conceiv…
Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
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: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its…
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: U.S. president Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyễn…