The 1960s

Explore 1225 historical events from 1960–1969.

1960

Valerie Bertinelli, American actress

Valerie Anne Bertinelli is an American actress and television personality. She began acting as a child and made her screen debut in a 1974 episode of Apple's Way. She gained wide r…

Valerie Bertinelli, American actress

1960

Paul Baloff, American singer (died 2002)

Paul Nicholas Baloff was an American singer, best known as the original lead vocalist of the thrash metal band Exodus. He was fired from Exodus shortly after the release of the ban…

Paul Baloff, American singer (died 2002)

1960

Robert Peston, English journalist

Robert James Kenneth Peston is an English journalist, presenter, and author. He is the Political Editor of ITV News and host of the weekly political discussion show Peston alongsid…

Robert Peston, English journalist

1960

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H. G. Carrillo was an American fiction writer and academic. In the 1990s, he began writing as "H. G. Carrillo," and he eventually adopted that identity in his private life as well.…

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1960

Roger Taylor, English drummer

Roger Andrew Taylor is an English musician. He was the drummer of the new wave band Duran Duran from their inception until 1985, and again from 2001 onwards. Duran Duran have sold …

Roger Taylor, English drummer

1960

Phil King, English bass player

Philip Peter King is an English musician perhaps best known for being the bassist of Lush. From 2007 to 2015 he was the touring bass/rhythm guitar player for The Jesus and Mary Cha…

Phil King, English bass player

1960

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Robert James Sawyer is a Canadian and American writer of science fiction. He is the author of 25 published novels, and his short fiction has appeared in magazines and journals such…

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1960

Geoffrey Cox, English lawyer and politician

Sir Charles Geoffrey Cox is a British Conservative Party politician and barrister. He has been the member of parliament (MP) for Torridge and Tavistock, previously Torridge and Wes…

Geoffrey Cox, English lawyer and politician