The 1960s

Explore 2767 historical events from 1960–1969.

1968

Rudi Bryson, South African cricketer

Rudi Edwin Bryson is a former South African cricketer who played seven One Day Internationals in 1997. He also played in 96 first-class and 155 List A matches during his career.

Rudi Bryson, South African cricketer

1968

Shi Tao, Chinese journalist and poet

Shi Tao is a Chinese journalist, writer and poet, who in 2005 was sentenced to 10 years in prison for releasing a document of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to an overseas Chine…

Shi Tao, Chinese journalist and poet

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1968

Olivia Williams, English actress

Olivia Haigh Williams is an English actress who appears in British and American films and television. Williams studied drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for two years fol…

Olivia Williams, English actress

1968

Ricardo Rosset, Brazilian race car driver

Ricardo Rosset is a Brazilian racing driver. Runner-up in the 1995 International Formula 3000 Championship, he later participated in 33 Formula One Grands Prix, making his debut at…

Ricardo Rosset, Brazilian race car driver

1968

Sean Moore, Welsh drummer and songwriter

Sean Anthony Moore is a Welsh musician and songwriter. He is best known for being the drummer and occasional trumpet-player of the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preacher…

Sean Moore, Welsh drummer and songwriter

1968

Fay Bainter, American actress (born 1893)

Fay Okell Bainter was an American film and stage actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel (1938) and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Fay Bainter, American actress (born 1893)

1968

Aasa Helgesen, Norwegian midwife (born 1877)

Aasa Helgesen born Aasa Røinesdal was a Norwegian midwife and politician. She served as mayor of Utsira Municipality from 1926 to 1928, and was the first female mayor in Norway. Sh…

Aasa Helgesen, Norwegian midwife (born 1877)

1968

Lin Zhao, Chinese dissident (born 1932)

Lin Zhao, born Peng Lingzhao (彭令昭), was a prominent Chinese dissident who was imprisoned and later executed by gunshot by the People's Republic of China during the Cultural Revolut…

Lin Zhao, Chinese dissident (born 1932)