Explore 1225 historical events from 1960–1969.
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany and Vichy France in World War II and chaired the Provisi…
Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, West Germany, and dissolves the French National As
Mswati III is the Ngwenyama (King) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family. He heads an absolute monarchy, as he has unrestricted political authority and veto power over all…
Mswati III, King (Ngwenyama) of Eswatini (Swaziland)
Timothy James McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist who masterminded and perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The bombing itself killed 167 or 168 people, …
Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist, Oklahoma City bombing co-perpetrator (died 2001)
Todd Barton Jones is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was an effective middle reliever for several teams an…
Todd Jones, American baseball player
Roxanna Panufnik is a British composer of Polish descent. She is the daughter of the Polish composer and conductor Sir Andrzej Panufnik and his second wife Camilla, née Jessel.
Roxanna Panufnik, English composer
Hashim Thaçi is a Kosovo Albanian politician. He was the first prime minister of Kosovo (2008–2014) and the Foreign minister and deputy prime minister (2014–2016) in the cabinet le…
Hashim Thaçi, Kosovan soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Kosovo
Thomas Strunz is a German former professional footballer who played mostly as a defensive midfielder.
Thomas Strunz, German footballer
Dana Timothy Milbank is an American author and columnist for The Washington Post. He has written books about Al Gore, George W. Bush, Glenn Beck, American politics, and the Republi…
Dana Milbank, American journalist and author
Petra Bayr, also known as Penny Bayr, is an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) who has been serving as a member of the National Council since 2022, representi…
Petra Bayr, Austrian politician
Howard Paul Donald is an English singer, songwriter, drummer, pianist, dancer, DJ and record producer. He is a member of the pop group Take That. He was also judge on the German re…
Howard Donald, English singer-songwriter and producer
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović is a Croatian politician and diplomat who served as the president of Croatia from 2015 to 2020. She was the first woman to be elected to the office since t…
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Croatian politician and diplomat, 4th President of Croatia
Andrew Flower is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and a former cricketer. As a cricketer, he captained the Zimbabwe national cricket team and is widely regarded as the greatest Zimbabwea…
Andy Flower, South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
Oliver Bierhoff is a German association football official and former player who played as a striker. He has previously served as the technical director of the Germany national team…
Oliver Bierhoff, German footballer
D'arcy Elizabeth Wretzky is an American musician. She was the original bassist of the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins and is credited on their first six studio albums. …
D'arcy Wretzky, American bass player and singer
Jeffrey Alan Agoos is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender. He is one of the all-time appearance leaders for the United States national team. Agoo…
Jeff Agoos, American footballer
Siti Roziana Zain is a Malaysian pop singer and actress. Her music career began in the early '90s with her signature single, "Madah Berhelah" followed by hits like "Terlerai Kasih"…
Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer-songwriter and actress
Lætitia Sadier, also known as Seaya Sadier, is a French musician best known as a founding member of the London-based avant-pop band Stereolab. She was born in the east of Paris and…
Lætitia Sadier, French singer and keyboard player
Traci Elizabeth Lords is an American actress and singer. She has starred in TV series such as Tales from the Crypt, Roseanne, Profiler, and First Wave. She has also appeared in fil…
Traci Lords, American actress and singer
Graham Harman is an American philosopher. He is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles. His work on the metaphysi…
Graham Harman, American philosopher and academic
Ruth Maria Kelly is the chair of Water UK, the trade association representing all of the water and wastewater companies of the United Kingdom.
Ruth Kelly, British economist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
Marie-José Pérec is a retired French track and field sprinter who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres and is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. She was born in the French overse…
Marie-José Pérec, French sprinter
Alastair James Hay Murray is an English comedian.
Al Murray, English comedian and television host
Darren Kenneth Matthews, better known by the ring name William Regal, is an English retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he serves as the vice-president of Glo…
William Regal, English wrestler
Lisa Sarah MacCormack Raitt is a former Canadian politician who served as a federal Cabinet minister and member of Parliament (MP) from 2008 to 2019. A member of the Conservative P…
Lisa Raitt, Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Canadian Minister of Transport