Explore 1225 historical events from 1960–1969.
Witold Smorawiński is a Polish classical guitarist, composer and teacher. He comes from a family of musicians and therefore he had a chance to perform in public since his childhood…
Witold Smorawiński, Polish guitarist, composer, and educator
Andrew Ivan Bell is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the synth-pop duo Erasure. The band achieved mainstream success and are popular withi…
Andy Bell, English singer-songwriter
The Palestine Liberation Organization is a Palestinian nationalist coalition that is internationally recognized as the official representative of the Palestinian people in the occu…
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is founded, with Yasser Arafat elected as its first leader
The Arab League, officially the League of Arab States, is a regional organization in the Arab world. The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945, initially with seven memb…
The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine L
Before dawn on January 30, 1964, General Nguyễn Khánh ousted the military junta led by General Dương Văn Minh from the leadership of South Vietnam without firing a shot. It came le…
Having deposed them in a January coup South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh had rival Generals Trần Văn Đôn and Lê Văn Ki
Sir Niall Campbell Ferguson is a British and American historian who is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and a senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Scien…
Niall Ferguson, Scottish historian and academic
Crispin Hellion Glover is an American actor, filmmaker, author, and artist. He is known for portraying eccentric character roles on screen. His breakout role was as George McFly in…
Crispin Glover, American actor and filmmaker
Andrew Clement Serkis is an English actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his motion capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for computer-gener…
Andy Serkis, English actor and director
Stephen Michael Ames is a professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour, who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions. The biggest win of his career was at The Players Championship in 20…
Stephen Ames, Trinidadian golfer
Noriyuki Iwadare is a Japanese video game composer. Some of his work include the Langrisser, Lunar, Grandia, and Ace Attorney series.
Noriyuki Iwadare, Japanese composer
Ajay Kumar Kakkar, Baron Kakkar is an emeritus professor of surgery at University College London and a life peer.
Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar, English surgeon and academic
Barry Louis Larkin is an American former professional baseball shortstop. As a player he spent his entire 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Cincinnati Reds from 1…
Barry Larkin, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
Laura "Luann" Bambrough, known professionally as L'Wren Scott, was an American model, fashion designer, and stylist.
L'Wren Scott, American model and fashion designer (died 2014)
Cedric Antonio Kyles, better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and television host. He hosted BET's ComicView durin…
Cedric the Entertainer, American comedian, actor, and producer
Djimon Gaston Hounsou is a Beninese-American actor. He began his career appearing in music videos and made his film debut in Without You I'm Nothing (1990). He then earned widespre…
Djimon Hounsou, Beninese-American actor and producer
Henry Albert Azaria is an American actor and producer. He is known for voicing many characters in the animated sitcom The Simpsons since 1989, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, …
Hank Azaria, American actor, voice artist, comedian and producer
Federico Castelluccio is an Italian-born American actor. He is best known for his role as Furio Giunta on the HBO series The Sopranos.
Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
Lúðvík Bergvinsson is an Icelandic lawyer, politician and former member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, he represented the Southern constituency from Ap…
Lúðvík Bergvinsson, Icelandic politician
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes is a Malaysian entrepreneur. He is the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., which took over the first Malaysian budget airline, AirAsia. Ferna…
Tony Fernandes, Malaysian-Indian businessman, co-founded Tune Group
Ian Andrew Healy is an Australian former international cricketer who played for Queensland domestically. A wicketkeeper and right-hand middle-order batsman, he first played interna…
Ian Healy, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
Lorenzo Jules Staelens is a Belgian professional football manager and former player. He most recently coached Dutch club HSV Hoek.
Lorenzo Staelens, Belgian footballer and manager
Abhishek Chatterjee was an Indian actor who was known for his work in Bengali cinema. He made his big screen debut alongside veterans such as Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tap…
Abhishek Chatterjee, Indian actor (died 2022)
Yvonne Maria Therèse van Gennip is one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she unexp…
Yvonne van Gennip, Dutch speed skater
Sterling Campbell is an American drummer and songwriter who has worked with numerous high-profile acts, including Chic, the B-52s, Duran Duran, Soul Asylum, Cyndi Lauper, Nena, Gra…
Sterling Campbell, American drummer and songwriter