Today in History for December 1960

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 35 of 35

1st - Patrice Lumumba caught in the Congo
1st - Paul McCartney and Pete Best arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany for accusation of attempted arson.
3rd - "Camelot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 873 performances
3rd - Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner's "Camelot," premieres in NYC
5th - Ghana drops diplomatic relations with Belgium
6th - AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels
7th - Ivory Coast claims independence from France
8th - Expansion LA Angels sign a 4 year lease to use Dodger Stadium
9th - 1st broadcast of "Coronation Street" on British ITV
11th - Black Sunday - Riot in Algiers, 114 die
11th - Coleman/Leigh's musical "Wildcat" with Lucille Ball premieres in NYC
11th - Cleveland's Bernie Parrish sets club record for longest interception return with a 92 yard run
13th - Italy beats US in Davis cup (1st time in 24 years US not in finals)
13th - Laos General Fumi Nosavang occupies Vientiane
14th - Australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie
14th - Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) forms
14th - Washington Senators joins American League
16th - "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 172 performances
16th - TWA 266 & United 826 collide over Staten Island, kills 134
Comedienne/Actress Lucille Ball 17th - "La Plume de Ma Tante" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 835 perfs
17th - "Take Me Along" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 448 performances
17th - Pablo Casals' oratorio "El Pesebrio," premieres
18th - General Meeting of UN condemns apartheid
19th - Fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Bkln (50 die)
19th - Frank Sinatra's 1st session with Reprise Records (Ring-A-Ding-Ding)
19th - Mercury-Redstone 1A reaches 210 km in test flight
20th - Auschwitz-commandant Richard Bar arrested in German FR
20th - National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam is formed.
23rd - De Quay's Dutch government falls
23rd - King Saudi of Saudi-Arabia takes power
24th - Dutch bishops question papacy values
26th - "Do Re Mi" opens at St James Theater NYC for 400 performances
26th - Musical "Do re mi" with Phil Silvers premieres in NYC
26th - Philadelphia Eagles beat Green Bay Packers 17-13 in NFL championship game
Singer/Actor Frank Sinatra 27th - France performs nuclear test

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 74 of 74

1st - Carol Alt[man], Queens NY (Mrs Ron Greshner)/actress (Private Parts)
2nd - Rick Savage, bass player (Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages)
2nd - Nicholas Dingley alias Razzle, British Drummer (Hanoi Rocks)
3rd - Daryl Hannah, Chicago, Illinois, American actress (Splash, Blade Runner)
3rd - Mike Ramsey, US, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1980)
3rd - Julianne Moore, Fayetteville North Carolina, American actress (Magnolia, The Kids are Alright)
4th - David Green, American baseball player
4th - Glynis Nunn, Australian athlete
5th - Andrzej Chylinski, NYC, 50k walker (Olympics-26th-96)
5th - Darryl James, Kamloops BC, Canadian Tour golfer (Glenco-1992, 93)
5th - Jack Russell, rocker (Great White-Twice Shy)
5th - John Felton, Kyogle Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
5th - Les Nemes, rock bassist (Haircut 100)
6th - Jasmina Perazic Gipe, WNBA guard/forward (NY Liberty)
7th - Craig Scanlon, English guitarist (The Fall)
8th - Lim Guan Eng, Secretary-General of the Malaysian Democratic Action Party (DAP)
9th - Juan Samuel, San Pedro de Macoris, infielder (NY Yankees, Blue Jays)
9th - Dobroslav Paraga,Croatian politician and editor
9th - Terry Moran, American TV reporter
Actress Julianne Moore (3rd) 10th - Kenneth Branagh, Belfast, actor/director (High Season, Dead Again)
10th - Paul Assenmacher, Detroit MI, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
11th - Danny Mijovic, Belgrade Yugo, Canadian Tour golfer (1984 Mexican)
11th - Mary Beth Zimmerman, Mt Vernon IL, LPGA golfer (1987 Henredon Classic)
11th - Rachel Portman, English film composer
12th - Amal Silva, cricketer (Sri Lankan wicket-keeper in 9 Tests 1983-88)
12th - Jaap van Sweden, Dutch violinist/concert master
13th - Randy Stoklos, Pacific Palisades Ca, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)
13th - Richard Dent, defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles)
13th - Daggubati Venkatesh, Indian actor
14th - Catherine G Coleman, Charleston SC, Phd/Capt USAF/astronaut (STS 73)
14th - Bob Paris, American bodybuilder and gay rights advocate
15th - Don Franklin, actor (Seaquest 2032, Noah Dixon-The Young Riders)
15th - Doug Phelps, Leachville Ar, singer (Ky Headhunters-Davy Crockett)
15th - Walter Werzowa, Austrian composer
16th - Pat Van Den Hauwe, Belgian footballer
17th - Moreno Argentin, Italian cyclist
18th - Kazuhide Uekusa, Japanese economist
19th - Mike Lookinland, Mt Pleasant Utah, actor (Bobby-Brady Bunch)
19th - Michelangelo Signorile, American writer
20th - Carolyn Seaward, Devonshire England, Miss United Kingdom (1979)
20th - John Fitzgerald, Australia, tennis star
20th - Piet Keur, Dutch soccer player/trainer, (SC Heerenveen, AZ)
20th - Nalo Hopkinson, Canadian writer
21st - Andy Van Slyke, baseball player
21st - Michael Swain, Elizabeth NJ, judoka (Olympics-bronze-88)
21st - Roger McDowell, Cincinnati OH, pitcher (NY Mets, Balt Orioles)
21st - Louis Demetrius Alvanis, London-based pianist
22nd - Jean-Michel Basquiat, Haiti/US graffiti artist/painter (Gray, SAMO)
22nd - Tyrell Biggs, Phila, super HW boxer (Olympic-gold-1984)
22nd - Wakin Chau, Chinese singer
22nd - Luther Campbell (Luke), American rap artist (2 Live Crew)
22nd - Patrick Fitzgerald, American attorney
23rd - William Sinnot, Scottish pop musician (Shamen-Move Any Mountain)
23rd - Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson & Winnie Mandela
24th - Glenn McQueen, American animator (d. 2002)
24th - Carol Vorderman, British television presenter
25th - Ron Bottitta, British actor
26th - Temuera Morrison, New Zealand actor
26th - Jim Toomey, American syndicated cartoonist
27th - Maryam D'Abo, London, actress (Living Daylights, Xtro, Until Sept)
27th - Terry Price, Rockhampton QLD, Australasia golfer
27th - Donald Nally, American choral conductor
28th - Chad McQueen, actor (Nightforce)
28th - John Fitzgerald, Australia, tennis star
28th - Marty Roe, Lebanon Ohio, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle)
28th - Raymond Bourque, Montreal, NHL defenseman (Team Canada, Boston)
28th - Terri Garber, Miami FL, actress (Leslie Carrington-Dynasty)
28th - Zane Smith, Madison WI, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
29th - Dave Gilbert, cricketer (Aussie pace bowler in 9 Tests 1985-86)
29th - David Boon, cricketer (short backward square from Tasmania)
29th - Katerina Didaskou, Greek actress
29th - Thomas Lubanga, founder and leader of Union of Congolese Patriots
30th - Addy Bucek, Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-9-92, 96)
31st - Broderick Dyke, Australia, tennis star

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 1 of 1

15th - King Boudouin of Belgium marries dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 11 of 11

1st - Ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57
3rd - Hermann Stephani, composer, dies at 83
7th - Clara Haskil, Swiss pianist (b. 1895)
14th - Gregory Ratoff, actor (Skyscraper Souls), dies of leukemia at 63
16th - Anna Luther, silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk), dies at 63
26th - Eduard Ludwig, German architect (Hansa quarter, Berlin), dies at 54
26th - Watsuji Tetsuro, Japanese philosopher (b. 1889)
29th - Eden Phillpotts, British writer (b. 1862)
29th - Philippe Panneton, Quebec physician, diplomat and writer (b. 1895)
31st - Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69
31st - Semyon Semyonovich Bogatiryov, composer, dies at 70