Explore 5816 historical events from 1960–1969.
Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 was a flight from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Manila International Airport near Manila which crashed on September 12, 1969. The aircraft, a…
Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 crashes in Antipolo, near Manila International Airport in the Philippines, killing 45…
Mexicana de Aviación Flight 801 was a scheduled international flight from Chicago-O'Hare International Airport in Illinois bound for Mexico City International Airport, Mexico City.…
Mexicana de Aviación Flight 801, a Boeing 727-100 passenger plane, crashes during a landing attempt in Mexico City,…
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, formerly the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, is an intergovernmental organisation founded in 1969. It consists of 57 member states,…
The charter establishing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is signed.
Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies began in 1954 and a U…
Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
Akebono Tarō was an American-born Japanese professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining sumo in Japan in 1988, he was trained by the pionee…
Akebono Tarō, American-Japanese sumo wrestler, the 64th Yokozuna (died 2024)
Mitch Healey is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, who played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Mitch Healey, Australian rugby league player and coach
Simon Frans Vroemen is a Dutch runner, specialising in the steeplechase.
Simon Vroemen, Dutch runner
Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. Originally a wide midfielder, Bergkamp was moved to main striker while still a teenager and…
Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer and manager
Kim Fields Morgan is an American actress and director. She first gained fame as a child actress on the television series Good Times (1978–1979), and rose to greater prominence for …
Kim Fields, American actress
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the third-most populous ci…
In Chicago, the National Guard is called in as demonstrations continue over the trial of the "Chicago Eight".
King Crimson were an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. Pioneered by guitarist and primary composer Robert Fripp—the group's sole constant member throughout th…
King Crimson releases their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King.
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for a significant portion of his artistic life. He began his apprenticesh…
The Caravaggio painting Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence is stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in…
The 1969 Somali coup d'état was a bloodless military takeover of the Somali Republic on 21 October 1969, led by Somali National Army officers of the Supreme Revolutionary Council u…
The 1969 Somali coup d'état establishes a Marxist–Leninist administration.
A computer is a machine that can be programmed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation). Modern digital electronic computers can perfo…
The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.
Brian Patrick Carroll, known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist.
Buckethead, American guitarist and songwriter
Catherine Élise Blanchett is an Australian actor and producer. Regarded as one of the best performers of her generation, she is recognised for her versatile work across stage and s…
Cate Blanchett, Australian actress
Hideki Irabu was a Japanese professional baseball player. He played professionally in both Japan and North America. Irabu played for the Lotte Orions / Chiba Lotte Marines and Han…
Hideki Irabu, Japanese-American baseball player (died 2011)
Kari Marie Baadstrand Sandnes is a Norwegian politician and deputy member of the Storting. A member of the Labour Party, she has represented Nordland since October 2025.
Kari Baadstrand Sandnes, Norwegian politician
Felix Baumgartner was an Austrian skydiver, extreme sportsman, and BASE jumper. He was widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere on 14 October 201…
Felix Baumgartner, Austrian daredevil (died 2025)
Toby Stephens is an English actor who has appeared in films in the United Kingdom, United States, and India. He is known for the roles of Bond villain Gustav Graves in the 2002 Jam…
Toby Stephens, English actor
Paul Adelstein is an American actor. He is known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the Fox television series Prison Break and his role as pediatrician Cooper Freedman in the …
Paul Adelstein, American actor and writer
Warren Defever is a musician and producer, originally from Livonia, Michigan, and now based in Detroit. He is most known for his chameleonic project His Name Is Alive, though he is…
Warren Defever, American bass player and producer
John Michael Scalzi II is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his Old Man's War seri…
John Scalzi, American author and blogger
Sabine Schmitz was a German professional motor racing driver and television personality. She was born in Adenau to a family in the hotel and catering business, and raised in one of…
Sabine Schmitz, German race car driver and sportscaster (died 2021)