The 1960s

Explore 1225 historical events from 1960–1969.

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1960

Yannick Noah, French tennis player

Yannick Noah is a French former professional tennis player and singer, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005. Noah won the French Open in 1983, and is…

Yannick Noah, French tennis player

1960

Bruce Norris, playwright

Bruce Norris is an American character actor and playwright associated with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago. His play Clybourne Park won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama…

Bruce Norris, playwright

1960

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Sarawanabavanandan Shanmuganathan was a Sri Lankan Tamil militant, politician and Member of Parliament.

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1960

Bruce Norris, American actor and playwright

Bruce Norris is an American character actor and playwright associated with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago. His play Clybourne Park won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama…

Bruce Norris, American actor and playwright

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1960

Tony Goldwyn, American actor and director

Anthony Howard Goldwyn is an American actor and director. He made his debut appearing as Darren in the slasher film Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) and had his breakthr…

Tony Goldwyn, American actor and director

1960

Mohanlal, Indian actor

Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and playback singer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and has also occasionally worked in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, a…

Mohanlal, Indian actor

1960

Vladimir Salnikov, Russian swimmer

Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who set 12 world records in the 400, 800 and 1,500 metre events. Nicknamed the "Tsar of the Pool", "Monster of t…

Vladimir Salnikov, Russian swimmer

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1960

Linden Ashby, American actor

Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III is an American actor. On television, he portrayed Brett Cooper on the final two seasons of the Fox soap opera Melrose Place (1997–1999) and Sherif…

Linden Ashby, American actor

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1960

Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress

Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas is a British actress. A five-time BAFTA Award and Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Four Weddin…

Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress

1960

Dean Lukin, Australian weightlifter

Dinko "Dean" Lukin, OAM is an Australian retired weightlifter. Lukin won the gold medal in the Super Heavyweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles. He carri…

Dean Lukin, Australian weightlifter

1960

Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower

Romas Ubartas is a retired male discus thrower from Lithuania who won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the USSR and a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Lithu…

Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower