* 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 )

David Box, a native of Lubbock, Texas and a near identical Buddy Holly soundalike, would join the group as lead vocalist for their 1960 single of " Dont Cha Know " ( Side A ), and " Peggy Sue Got Married "( Side B ) released as Coral 62238 after the departure of Earl Sinks.

He had the starring role in an NBC-TV special The Secret of Freedom which was filmed during the summer of 1959 in Mount Holly, New Jersey, and broadcast on the network during the fall of 1959 and again in early 1960.

Emma Samms ( born Emma E. W. Samuelson ; 28 August 1960 ) is a British television actress best known for her role as Holly Sutton on the American daytime soap opera General Hospital and for replacing Pamela Sue Martin as Fallon Carrington Colby on the primetime soap opera Dynasty.

These cover versions included " Three Steps to Heaven " ( originally by Eddie Cochran in 1960 ), " Heartbeat " ( originally written and recorded by Buddy Holly ), " Under the Moon of Love " ( originally a U. S. hit for Curtis Lee in 1961 and co-written by Tommy Boyce ), " When " ( originally by the Kalin Twins ), " You Got What It Takes " ( originally by Marv Johnson ) and " Dancin ' Party " ( originally by Chubby Checker ).

Elvis Presley was drafted, Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran died in 1959 and 1960 respectively, Chuck Berry was in jail, and Jerry Lee Lewis had been disgraced by press reports that he married his 13-year-old cousin.

*" True Love Ways *" ( Buddy Holly, Norman Petty ), # 25 UK, 1960

* " True Love Ways ", a 1960 song by Buddy Holly, covered by several other artists

To Decathlon Man Rafer Johnson ( Time cover, Aug. 29 ), whose gold medal in last summer's Olympic Games was won as much on gumption as talent, went the A.A.U.'s James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy as the outstanding U.S. amateur athlete of 1960.

While in Dallas, Texas, where the insurance company he worked for was based, he spoke to John F. Kennedy as the presidential candidate and his running mate, Lyndon B. Johnson, who were touring the city during the 1960 Presidential election campaign.

* 1960 – Anne-Marie Johnson, American actress

In 1960, with Lemuel Bentley, Bennett Johnson, Luster Jackson and others, Washington founded the Chicago League of Negro Voters.

The major candidates for the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination were Kennedy, Governor Pat Brown of California, Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson, Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon and Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota.

Kennedy offered Johnson the vice-presidential nomination at the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel at 10: 15 a. m. on July 14, 1960, the morning after being nominated for president.

After campaigning unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination in 1960, Johnson was asked by John F. Kennedy to be his running mate for the 1960 presidential election.

In 1960, after the failure of the " Stop Kennedy " coalition he had formed with Adlai Stevenson, Stuart Symington, and Hubert Humphrey, Johnson received 409 votes on the only ballot at the Democratic convention, which nominated John F. Kennedy.

Kennedy offered Johnson the vice-presidential nomination at the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel at 10: 15 a. m. on July 14, 1960, the morning after being nominated for president.

Biographers Robert Caro and W. Marvin Watson offer a different perspective ; they write that the Kennedy campaign was desperate to win what was forecast to be a very close 1960 election against Richard Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr .. Johnson was needed on the ticket to help carry Texas and the Southern states.

According to Robert Caro, " On November 5, 1960, Lyndon Johnson won election for both the vice presidency of the United States, on the Kennedy-Johnson ticket, and for a third term as Senator ( he had Texas law changed to allow him to run for both offices ).

In 2008, Joseph Biden of Delaware was elected Vice President and was re-elected U. S. Senator, as Johnson had done in 1960.

By the end of the Johnson Administration, 226 out of 252 major legislative requests ( over a four-year period ) had been met, federal Aid to the poor had risen from $ 9. 9 billion in 1960 to $ 30 billion by 1968, one million Americans had been retrained under previously non-existent federal programs, and two million children had benefited from the Head Start program.

In 1948, 95. 85 percent of voters supported Harry S. Truman, in 1960 76. 9 percent of voters chose John F. Kennedy and in 1964, 84. 1 percent of voters supported Lyndon Johnson.

* 1960 ’ s Lyndon Johnson becomes Vice President of the United States and subsequently President of the United States.

Although Democratic presidential candidates have only won the county in four of the last 13 elections ( Kennedy in 1960, Johnson in 1964, Clinton in 1992 and Obama in 2008 ), the races have almost always been close, such as in 1980, when Ronald Reagan won by a landslide nationwide, but by a mere 1 % in Wake County.

He also toured with the Jazz at the Philharmonic show in 1957 and 1960, the first tour yielding a memorable live album featuring Johnson and tenor saxophonist Stan Getz.

In 1960, Iowa-born developer Norman Johnson paid $ 9 million for 2, 650 acres of land in southwestern Broward County.

The south side of West 62nd Terrace was kept undeveloped, consisting of a strip of well-kept grass and trees opening, on its far side, onto a view of West 63rd Street, which had become a divided four-lane major artery, also running in an east-west direction, through Johnson County in 1960.

The city was incorporated as a " first class city " on May 20, 1960, making it one of the youngest communities in Johnson County.

* Rafer Johnson, the 1960 Olympic decathlon gold medalist

* During the presidential election campaign of 1960, vice presidential nominee Lyndon B. Johnson began his whistle-stop campaign of the South by giving a speech at Culpeper.

What Kennedy learned here during his campaign for the 1960 West Virginia primary was believed to be the basis of the aid brought to the Appalachian region by the Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson administrations.