Explore 5816 historical events from 1960–1969.
Carl August Sandburg was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. During…
Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (born 1878)
Karl Wendell Richter was an officer in the United States Air Force and an accomplished fighter pilot during the Vietnam War. At the age of 23 he was the youngest pilot in that conf…
Karl W. Richter, American lieutenant and pilot (born 1942)
Richard Johann Kuhn was an Austrian-German biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1938 "for his work on carotenoids and vitamins".
Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (born 1900)
Walter Terence Stace was a British civil servant, educator, public philosopher and epistemologist, who wrote on Hegel, mysticism, and moral relativism. He worked with the Ceylon Ci…
Walter Terence Stace, English-American epistemologist, philosopher, and academic (born 1886)
Thomas Peter Bromley Smith was an English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. Smith was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1947. An all-rounder, Smith played…
Peter Smith, English cricketer (born 1908)
John Kingsley "Joe" Orton, was an English playwright, author, and diarist.
Joe Orton, English author and playwright (born 1933)
Esther Louise Forbes was an American novelist, historian, and children's writer who received the Pulitzer Prize and the Newbery Medal. She was the first woman elected to membership…
Esther Forbes, American historian and author (born 1891)
René François Ghislain Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions abou…
René Magritte, Belgian painter (born 1898)
Isaac Deutscher was a Polish Marxist writer, journalist and political activist who moved to the United Kingdom before the outbreak of World War II. He is best known as a biographer…
Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English journalist and historian (born 1907)
Gregory Goodwin Pincus was an American biologist and researcher who co-invented the combined oral contraceptive pill.
Gregory Goodwin Pincus, American biologist and academic, co-created the birth-control pill (born 1903)
Georges Berger was a racing driver who raced a Gordini in his two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix.
Georges Berger, Belgian race car driver (born 1918)
Robert Hugh Fearon Anderson was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1958 to 1960 and in Formula One from …
Bob Anderson, English motorcycle racer and race car driver (born 1931)
Hugo Gernsback was a Luxembourgish American editor and magazine publisher whose publications included the first science fiction magazine, Amazing Stories. For his significant contr…
Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born American author and publisher (born 1884)
Nathaniel John Cartmell, also known as Nat and Nate, was an American athlete who won medals at two editions of the Olympic Games. Importantly, Nate was on first racially integrated…
Nathaniel Cartmell, American runner and coach (born 1883)
Henry John Kaiser was an American industrialist who became known for his shipbuilding and construction projects, then later for his involvement in fostering modern American health …
Henry J. Kaiser, American businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards and Kaiser Aluminum (born 1882)
Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne was an Australian politician, statesman and businessman who served as the eighth prime minister of Australia from 1923 to 1…
Stanley Bruce, Australian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1883)
Oscar Cabalén, was an Argentine racing driver, mainly active in the Turismo Carretera series. He also took part in the Carrera Panamericana and the Mille Miglia, and was a reserve …
Oscar Cabalén, Argentine race car driver (born 1928)
Paul Muni was an American stage and film actor from Chicago. He started his acting career in the Yiddish theater and during the 1930s, he was considered one of the most prestigious…
Paul Muni, Ukrainian-born American actor (born 1895)
Brian Samuel Epstein was an English music entrepreneur who managed the Beatles from 1961 until his death in 1967.
Brian Epstein, English businessman and manager (born 1934)
Adolph Friedrich Reinhardt was an American abstract painter and art theorist active in New York City for more than three decades. As a theorist he wrote and lectured extensively on…
Ad Reinhardt, American painter, illustrator, and academic (born 1913)
Ilya Grigoryevich Ehrenburg was a Soviet writer, poet, revolutionary, journalist, translator, and cultural figure.
Ilya Ehrenburg, Russian journalist and author (born 1891)
Francis DeSales Ouimet was an American amateur golfer who is frequently referred to as the "father of amateur golf" in the United States. He won the U.S. Open in 1913 and was the f…
Francis Ouimet, American golfer and banker (born 1893)
George Lincoln Rockwell was an American neo-Nazi activist and politician who founded the American Nazi Party (ANP) and became one of the most notorious white supremacists in the Un…
George Lincoln Rockwell, American commander, politician, and activist, founded the American Nazi Party (born 1918)
Siegfried Loraine Sassoon was an English war poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His p…
Siegfried Sassoon, English soldier and writer (born 1886)