Explore 5816 historical events from 1960–1969.
Christopher Phillip Verene is an American fine arts and documentary photographer, performance artist, and musician. He is a professor of photography at the College of Staten Island…
Chris Verene, American photographer
Darrin Kenneth O'Brien, known professionally as Snow, is a Canadian rapper and musician. His 1992 single "Informer" spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Snow, Canadian rapper and reggae singer-songwriter
Stanislav Gross was a Czech lawyer and politician who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic and leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party from 2004 until 2005 when h…
Stanislav Gross, Czech lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (died 2015)
Evangelos "Vangelis" Vourtzoumis is a retired Greek professional basketball player.
Vangelis Vourtzoumis, Greek basketball player
Mom Luang Hem Vejakorn was a Thai artist and writer. He is best known for his illustrations for the covers of 10-satang pulp novels, which have in turn influenced subsequent genera…
Hem Vejakorn, Thai illustrator and painter (born 1904)
Vjekoslav Luburić was a Croatian Ustaše official who headed the system of concentration camps in the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) during much of World War II. Luburić also pe…
Vjekoslav Luburić, Croatian Ustaše official and concentration camp administrator (born 1914)
Morihei Ueshiba was a Japanese martial artist and founder of the martial art of aikido. He is often referred to as "the founder" Kaiso (開祖) or Ōsensei (大先生/翁先生), "Great Teacher".
Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, founded aikido (born 1883)
René Emilio Barrientos Ortuño was a Bolivian military officer and politician who served as the 47th president of Bolivia from 1964 to 1965 and 1966 to 1969. During his first term, …
René Barrientos, Bolivian soldier, pilot, and politician, 55th President of Bolivia (born 1919)
Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen, Erbsälzer zu Werl und Neuwerk was a German politician, diplomat, army officer, and Prussian nobleman. A national conservative, he serv…
Franz von Papen, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1879)
Zakir Husain Khan was an Indian educationist and politician who served as the vice president of India from 1962 to 1967 and president of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3…
Zakir Husain, Indian academic and politician, 3rd President of India (born 1897)
Sir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, 5th Baronet CH CBE was an English writer. His elder sister was Edith Sitwell and his younger brother was Sacheverell Sitwell. Like them, he …
Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian author and poet (born 1892)
Arthur Remington Kellogg was an American naturalist and a director of the United States National Museum. His work focused on marine mammals.
Remington Kellogg, American zoologist and paleontologist (born 1892)
Enid Eulalie Bennett was an Australian silent film actress, mostly active in American film.
Enid Bennett, Australian-American actress (born 1893)
Frederick Claude Vivian Lane was an Australian swimmer who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (born 1888)
Maurice Joseph Cletus Malone was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey Association (NHA) and National Hockey League (NHL) for the Quebec Bulld…
Joe Malone, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1890)
Coleman Randolph Hawkins, nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. One of the first prominent jazz musicians on his instrument, as Joachim E. …
Coleman Hawkins, American saxophonist and clarinet player (born 1901)
Elisabeth Rozetta Geleerd Loewenstein was a Dutch-American psychoanalyst. Born to an upper-middle-class family in Rotterdam, Geleerd studied psychoanalysis in Vienna, then London, …
Elisabeth Geleerd, Dutch-American psychoanalyst (born 1909)
Robert Paul Hawkins was an Australian motor racing driver. The son of a racing motorcyclist-turned-church minister, Hawkins was a capable single-seater driver but really made his m…
Paul Hawkins, Australian racing driver (born 1937)
Allan Haines Lockheed was an American aviation engineer and businessman. He formed the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company along with his brother, Malcolm Loughead, which became Lockheed …
Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer, co-founded the Lockheed Corporation (born 1889)
Jeffrey Hunter was an American film and television actor and producer known for his roles in films such as The Searchers and King of Kings. On television, Hunter is known for his 1…
Jeffrey Hunter, American actor and producer (born 1926)
Ivar Eugen Ballangrud was a Norwegian speed skater, a four-time Olympic champion in speed skating. As the only triple gold medalist at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Ballangrud was the …
Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian speed skater (born 1904)
Leo Bernard Gorcey was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of street-wise city toughs known variously as the Dead End Kids, the East Side …
Leo Gorcey, American actor (born 1917)
George Edwin Cooke was an American amateur soccer player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in St. Louis, Missouri.
George Edwin Cooke, American soccer player (born 1883)
Arunachalam Mahadeva, KCMG was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Home Affairs (1942-1946) and High Commissioner to India (1948-1949).
Arunachalam Mahadeva, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (born 1885)