* J. L. Austin ( 1911 – 1960 ), British philosopher

Albert Camus (; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960 ) was an algerian born author, journalist, and philosopher.

* 1895 – Dudley Nichols, American screenwriter ( d. 1960 )

* 1960 – Batem, French comic book artist

* 1960 – Warren Haynes, American guitarist and songwriter ( The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule, and The Dead )

* 1960 – John Pizzarelli, American jazz guitarist, songwriter, singer and bandleader

* 1960 – Ron MacLean, Canadian sportscaster

* 1895 – Philippe Panneton, French Canadian physician, diplomat, and writer ( d. 1960 )

* 1925 – Johnny Horton, American singer and musician ( d. 1960 )

* 1960 – Kerry Healey, American politician

* 1960 – David Miscavige, American leader of the Church of Scientology

* 1960 – Cuban Revolution: Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation.

* 1960 – Dale Ellis, American basketball player

* 1960 – The Central African Republic declares independence from France.

* 1960 – Koji Kondo, Japanese composer

* 1960 – Phil Taylor, English darts player

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* 1896 – Lorenzo Herrera, Venezuelan singer and composer ( d. 1960 )

* 1960 – Linda Fratianne, American figure skater

* 1960 – Neal Morse, American singer and keyboardist ( Spock's Beard, Transatlantic, Yellow Matter Custard, and Flying Colors )

* 1960 – David Yow, American singer-songwriter ( Scratch Acid, The Jesus Lizard, and Qui )

* 1960 – Dahomey ( later renamed Benin ) declares independence from France.

* 1960 – Islamabad is declared the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan.

* 1960 – Chuck D, American rapper, producer, and author ( Public Enemy )

* 1960 – Suzi Gardner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist and songwriter ( L7 )

Dr. Strangelove ( 1964 ) was a satirical comedy about Cold War paranoia, while The Apartment ( 1960 ), Alfie ( 1966 ) and The Graduate ( 1967 ) featured sexual themes in a way that would have been impossible only a few years previously.

Lengthy Cold War-associated civil conflicts that ground to a halt include the wars of Guatemala ( 1960 – 1996 ), El Salvador ( 1979 – 1991 ) and Nicaragua ( 1970 – 1990 ).

* 1960 – Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960 – Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers.

* 1960 – Cold War: Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at United Nations General Assembly meeting to protest a Philippine assertion of Soviet Union colonial policy being conducted in Eastern Europe

* In the 1960 Cold War novel Village of Stars by David Beaty ( writing as Paul Stanton ), an RAF V-bomber of the fictional Venger type is sent to drop a nuclear bomb on a rebel force in the Middle East.

The 1960 symposium at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory laid the groundwork for the field of chronobiology.

* In High Places ( 1960 ) – Cold War Era politics in North America

His latter three-term presidency ( August 1948 to April 1960 ) remains controversial, affected by Cold War tensions on the Korean peninsula and elsewhere.

In 1960, as Cold War tensions were near their peak following the Sputnik crisis and amidst talk of a widening " missile gap " between the U. S. and the Soviets, Kahn published On Thermonuclear War, the title of which clearly alluded to the classic 19th-century treatise on military strategy, On War, by German military strategist Carl von Clausewitz.

Mitford wrote sequels to the novel, Love in a Cold Climate ( 1949 ) and Don't Tell Alfred ( 1960 ).

* 1960: The Blues-Hot and Cold ( Verve MG V-8385 )

The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on 1 May 1960, during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower and during the leadership of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, when a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union.

The Sino-Soviet split ( 1960 – 1989 ) was the worsening of political and ideological relations between the People's Republic of China ( PRC ) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR ) during the Cold War.

He was a nephew of novelist E. L. Voynich ( 1864 – 1960 ), whose 1897 book The Gadfly sold over a million copies and became the number one American bestseller in the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

* Father Cornelius O ' Keeffe ( 1929-) The Later Days are Cold ( 1960 )

His outstanding works as director are Blackboard Jungle ( 1955 ), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ( 1958 ), Elmer Gantry ( 1960 ) — for which he won an Academy Award for Best Writing ( Adapted Screenplay ) — In Cold Blood ( 1967 ) and Looking for Mr. Goodbar ( 1977 ).

* The film was among those films released at the height of the Cold War, including On the Beach ( 1959 ), Atomic War Bride ( 1960 ), and Panic in Year Zero ( 1962 ).

* 1960: Are You Hungry, Are You Cold

" Ballad of a Soldier overcame the Cold War barrier and premiered in the United States in 1960 at the San Francisco International Film Festival in San Francisco, California.

He was the first American to sing the title role of Boris Godunov at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, at the height of the Cold War in 1960.

Lankov, Andrei N., The Demise of Non-Communist Parties in North Korea ( 1945 – 1960 ), published in Journal of Cold War Studies 2001: 1, p. 103-125.

Carter began touring with Charles in 1960, then making a recording of duets with him in 1961, including the R & B-chart-topping " Baby, It's Cold Outside ," which brought her a measure of popular recognition.