Explore 2768 historical events from 1960–1969.
The Buddhist crisis was a period of political and religious tension in South Vietnam between May and November 1963, characterized by a series of repressive acts by the South Vietna…
Buddhist crisis: Police commanded by Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnam President Ngo…
Joseph Albert Walker was an American World War II pilot, experimental physicist, NASA test pilot, and astronaut who was the first person to fly an airplane to space. He was one of …
Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90.…
Bluenose II is a replica of the fishing and racing schooner Bluenose, commissioned by Sidney Culverwell Oland and built in 1963 as a promotional yacht for Oland Brewery. Sidney Ola…
The ship Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol.
Syncom started as a 1961 NASA program for active geosynchronous communication satellites, all of which were developed and manufactured by the Space and Communications division of H…
Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster.
Natasha Jane Richardson was an English actress. A member of the Redgrave family, she was a daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director-producer Tony Richardson and a granddau…
Natasha Richardson, English actress (died 2009)
Patrick Lance Borders is an American former professional baseball player and current coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2005. He was the Most Valua…
Pat Borders, American baseball player and coach
Gavin Mark Nebbeling is a South African former professional footballer who was active exclusively in England between 1981 and 1998. Nebbeling, who played as a central defender, mad…
Gavin Nebbeling, South African footballer
Jon Francis Koncak is an American former professional basketball player. A 7 ft (2.1 m) center / power forward from Southern Methodist University (SMU), Koncak was selected with th…
Jon Koncak, American basketball player
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries. It was founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and …
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development votes to admit Japan.
The Puijo tower is an observation tower at the top of Puijo hill in Kuopio, Eastern Finland. Opened in 1963, the tower is 75 metres (246 ft) tall and has a revolving restaurant wit…
The Puijo observation tower is opened to the general public at Puijo Hill in Kuopio, Finland.
William Percey Wennington is a Canadian former professional basketball player who won three National Basketball Association (NBA) championships with the Chicago Bulls. A center, he…
Bill Wennington, Canadian basketball player
Stephen Russell Davies, known professionally as Russell T Davies, is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for being the original showrunner and head write…
Russell T Davies, Welsh screenwriter and producer
Michael Babcock Jr. is a Canadian former ice hockey player and coach. He spent parts of eighteen seasons as a head coach in the National Hockey League (NHL), beginning when he was…
Mike Babcock, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Michael Curtis "Mikey" Waltrip is an American former professional stock car racing driver, racing commentator, racing team owner, amateur ballroom dancing competitor and published …
Michael Waltrip, American race car driver and sportscaster
Page Samuel McConnell is an American multi-instrumentalist, most noted for his work as the keyboardist and a songwriter for the band Phish.
Page McConnell, American keyboard player and songwriter
Martin James McSorley is a Canadian former professional hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1983 to 2000. A versatile player, he could play both the …
Marty McSorley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
James Samuel Vincent is an American former professional basketball player, and coach. He currently works as a defensive coach for MBB of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Vincent…
Sam Vincent, American basketball player and coach
Anthony Donald Joseph Field is an Australian musician, actor, songwriter and producer. He is best known as the leader of the children's group the Wiggles and a member of the 1980s …
Anthony Field, Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor
Lisa Marie Nowak is an American aeronautical engineer, former NASA astronaut, and retired United States Navy officer. Nowak served as naval flight officer and test pilot in the Nav…
Lisa Nowak, American commander and astronaut
Dame Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom is a British politician who served in various ministerial positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak b…
Andrea Leadsom, English politician
Dame Rachel Susan Griffith is a British and American academic and educator. She is professor of economics at the University of Manchester and a research director at the Institute f…
Rachel Griffith, Anglo-American economist
David Adam Wilkinson, FRAS is a British Methodist minister, theologian, astrophysicist and academic. He was the Principal of St John's College, Durham (2006-2023), and is a profess…
David Wilkinson, English theologian and academic
Filippo Galli is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender.
Filippo Galli, Italian footballer and manager
David Lee Wells is an American former baseball pitcher who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine teams, most notably the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees.…
David Wells, American baseball player and sportscaster