Historical Events for September 1960
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Results 1 - 61 of 61
1st - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open
1st - Robert Bolt's "Man For All Seasons," premieres in London
2nd - Tamara & Irina Press (USSR) become 1st sisters to win olympic gold
2nd - William Walton's 2nd Symphony, premieres
2nd - The first election of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, in history of Tibet. The Tibetan community observes this date as the Democracy Day.
4th - -12] Hurricane Donna, kills 148 in Caribbean & US
5th - Cassius Clay captures Olympic light heavyweight gold medal
5th - President Kasavubu fires premier Lumumba of Congo
5th - Wilma Rudolph wins her 2nd gold medal
5th - The poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is elected as the first President of Senegal.
7th - Ljudmila Shevcova runs female olympic record 800m (2:04.3)
8th - German DR limits access to East-Berlin for West Berliners
9th - 4th American Football League plays 1st game (Denver 13, Boston 10)
10th - Abebe Bikila runs Olympic/World record marathon (2:15:16.2)
10th - NY Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 643' HR over right field roof in Detroit
11th - 17th Olympic games close in Rome Italy
11th - 74th US Womens Tennis: Darlene R Hard beats Maria Fraser (64 1012 64)
11th - 80th US Mens Tennis: Neale A Fraser beats Rodney G Laver (64 64 97)
11th - The Young Americans for Freedom, meeting at home of William F. Buckley, Jr., promulgate the Sharon Statement.
12th - "Vintage '60" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 8 performances
12th - John F. Kennedy avers he does not speak for the Roman Catholic Church, and neither does the Church speak for him.
13th - Dutch 1st Chamber condemns soccer-law
14th - Chubby Checker's "Twist" hits #1
14th - Coup under Col Joseph-Desire Mobutu in Congo
14th - Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia & Venezuela form OPEC
14th - KERA TV channel 13 in Dallas, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
14th - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) forms
15th - France spends 9 billion guilders on atomic experiments
16th - Amos Alonzo Stagg retires as a football coach at 98
16th - Mil Brave Warren Spahn no-hits Phila Phillies, 4-0
17th - "Vintage '60" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC after 8 perfs
17th - Cuba nationalizes US banks
18th - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Memphis Golf Open
19th - Chubby Checkers' "Twist" reaches #1
20th - UN General Assembly admit 13 African countries & Cyprus (96 nations)
20th - WFSU TV channel 11 in Tallahassee, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting
22nd - Mali (formerly French Sudan) declares independence from France
24th - 1st nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, launches (USS Enterprise)
24th - International Development Assn (UN agency) comes into existence
24th - USS Enterprise, 1st nuclear power aircraft carrier, launches
25th - 1st Atomic powered aircraft carrier (Enterprise) launched (US)
25th - Chubby Checker's "Twist," hits #1
25th - For 1st time since 1927, Pirates clinch NL pennant
25th - NY Yankees clinch AL pennant
25th - Phillies beat Reds 7-1, ending 16 consecutive Sunday loses
26th - 1st of 4 TV debates Nixon & Kennedy took place (Chicago)
26th - Longest speech in UN history (4 hrs, 29 mins, by Fidel Castro)
27th - Europe's 1st "moving pavement," (travelator), opens at Bank station
28th - "Millionaire," last airs on CBS-TV
28th - "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own," by Connie Francis hits #1
28th - "Queen For A Day," moves to ABC-TV
28th - "Sunrise at Campobello" premiered at Palace theater
28th - Ted Williams hits his final homer #521 (off Jack Fisher)
29th - "Johnny Ringo," TV Western Drama; last airs on CBS-TV
29th - "My Three Sons" starring Fred MacMurray, debuts on ABC-TV
29th - "Outlaws," TV Western Drama; debuts on NBC-TV
29th - "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ricky Valance peaks at #1 in UK
29th - "lrma La Douce" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 527 performances
30th - Flintstones premieres (1st prime time animation show)
30th - On Howdy Doody's last show Clarabelle finally talks "Goodbye Kids"
30th - West Germany signs trade agreement with East Germany
