* 1960 – Cecilia Gasdia, Italian soprano

* 1960 – Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress

Franco Baresi (; born 8 May 1960 in Travagliato, Italy ) is an Italian football youth team coach and former player.

* 1891 – Dino Borgioli, Italian lyric tenor ( d. 1960 )

* 1960 – Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee

* 1960 – Franco Baresi, Italian footballer

* 1921 – Fred Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor ( d. 1960 )

British Somaliland became independent on June 26, 1960 as the State of Somaliland, and the Trust Territory of Somalia ( the former Italian Somaliland ) followed suit five days later.

:* 26 June 1960: Independence of British Somalia to reunite with Italian Somalia.

:* 1 July 1960: Reunification of British Somalia with Italian Somalia to form the Somali Republic.

The Somali Air Corps ( SAC ) was originally established with Italian aid in the early 1960s, emerging from the Italian " Corpo di Sicurezza della Somalia " while the country was under Italian and British administration, between 1950 and 1960.

* 1919 – Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist ( d. 1960 )

* 1960 – Stefano Casiraghi, Italian businessman, husband of Caroline, Princess of Hanover ( d. 1990 )

* November 23 – Fred Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor ( died 1960 )

Basing its electoral majority largely on the Catholic countryside, the party originally supported governments based on liberal-conservative political positions, then to move into centre-left coalitions by European standards, despite some disbandaments to the right, such as the short-lived government led by Fernando Tambroni in 1960, relying on parliamentary support from the Italian Social Movement, the post-Fascist party.

Antonioni received numerous awards and nominations throughout his career, including the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize ( 1960, 1962 ), Palme d ' Or ( 1966 ), and 35th Anniversary Prize ( 1982 ); the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion ( 1955 ), Golden Lion ( 1964 ), FIPRESCI Prize ( 1964, 1995 ), and Pietro Bianchi Award ( 1998 ); the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon eight times ; and an honorary Academy Award in 1995.

In 1949 Italian Somaliland was reconstituted as the Trust Territory of Somalia, which was administered by Italy from 1949 until its independence in 1960.

Goliath and the Dragon ( 1960 ) was originally an Italian Hercules movie called The Revenge of Hercules.

The protectorate briefly obtained independence on July 1, 1960 as the State of Somaliland before uniting as scheduled later the same week with the Trust Territory of Somalia ( the former Italian Somaliland ) to form the Somali Republic.

In May 1960, the British Government stated that it would be prepared to grant independence to the then protectorate of British Somaliland, with the intention that the territory would unite with the Italian-administered Trust Territory of Somalia ( the former Italian Somaliland ).

In October 1961 Pierre Lagaillarde, who had escaped to Francoist Spain following the 1960 barricades week, was arrested in Madrid, along with the Italian activist Guido Giannettini.

Some of the Italian groups who had national chart hits included Dion and the Belmonts in 1958 with " I Wonder Why ", The Capris with " There's A Moon Out Tonight " in 1960, The Demensions, The Elegants, The Mystics, The Duprees, Vito & the Salutations, The Gaylords, Johnny Maestro, and The Del-Satins.

In the 1960 film David and Goliath, Abner ( Massimo Serato ) tries to murder David ( Ivica Pajer ) when he returns in triumph after killing Goliath ; however, Abner is slain by King Saul ( Orson Welles ).

The 1960 Hollywood film version of the story, Esther and the King, was directed by Raoul Walsh and starred Joan Collins and Richard Egan.

* Cone of Silence ( 1960 film ), a 1960 film about the investigation into a series of jetliner crashes

With the support of Otto Preminger, Trumbo was credited for his screenplay for the 1960 film Exodus, adapted from the novel by Leon Uris.

* 1960 – Rachel Portman, English film composer

* Latin American significance: The Cartagena Film Festival, founded by Victor Nieto in 1960, is the oldest film festival in Latin America.

* Animation: Founded in 1960, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival is the oldest international film festival dedicated exclusively to animation.

A scene from Jean-Luc Godard's Nouvelle Vague film Breathless ( 1960 film ) | Breathless ( 1960 )

Mikio Naruse directed the wide screen melodrama When a Woman Ascends the Stairs in 1960 ; his final film was 1967's Scattered Clouds.

* 1903 – André Berthomieu, French film director and screenwriter ( d. 1960 )

Exploiting La Dolce Vita ’ s success, financier Angelo Rizzoli set up Federiz in 1960, an independent film company, for Fellini and production manager Clemente Fracassi to discover and produce new talent.

In an October 1960 letter to his colleague Brunello Rondi, Fellini first outlined his film ideas about a man suffering creative block: " Well then-a guy ( a writer?

Kelly as Hornbeck in Inherit the Wind ( 1960 film ) | Inherit the Wind

Kelly continued to make some film appearances, such as Hornbeck in the 1960 Hollywood production of Inherit the Wind.

Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless ( 1960 ) was the first film to pay tribute to Bogart.

* 1960 – Erik Poppe, Norwegian film director

He was also nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role in the controversial film Missing in 1982, and for his roles in Some Like It Hot ( 1959 ), The Apartment ( 1960 ), Days of Wine and Roses ( 1962 ), The China Syndrome ( 1979 ), and Tribute ( 1980 ).

* 1909 – Buddy Adler, American film producer ( d. 1960 )

* 1880 – Mack Sennett, Canadian film director ( d. 1960 )