* 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 )

Mr. Richard Preston, executive director of the New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission, in his remarks to the Governors Conference on Industrial Development at Providence on October 8, 1960, warned against the fallacy of attempting to attract industry solely to reduce the tax rate or to underwrite municipal services such as schools when he said: `` If this is the fundamental reason for a community's interest or if this is the basic approach, success if any will be difficult to obtain ''.

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

In the 1960 election to choose his successor, Eisenhower endorsed his own Vice-President, Republican Richard Nixon against Democrat John F. Kennedy.

* Richard Diamond, Private Detective ( 77 episodes, 1957 – 1960 )

In 1960, Richard and Pat Lupoff launched their science fiction and comics fanzine Xero.

* 1960 – Richard Mastracchio, NASA astronaut

A longer version of the video ( based on the " Hibakusha " mix ) included an introductory cut-up monologue by Richard Nixon taken from an ad from his 1960 US Presidential campaign (" No .. firm diplomacy ... No .. peace for America and the world "), plus similar contributions from other world leaders, including Lord Beaverbrook, Yasser Arafat and John F. Kennedy.

* 1960 – Richard Linklater, American director and screenwriter

After supporting Richard Nixon in his 1960 presidential race against John F. Kennedy, Robinson later praised Kennedy effusively for his stance on civil rights.

* 2004 – Richard Biggs, American actor ( b. 1960 )

* 1960 – Richard Biggs, American actor ( d. 2004 )

* 1960 – John F. Kennedy defeats Richard Nixon in one of the closest presidential elections of the twentieth century to become the 35th president of the United States.

In the 1960 BBC series based on Shakespeare's history plays, An Age of Kings, Paul Daneman played Richard.

* The Running, Jumping and Standing Still Film ( 1960 ), a silent comedy, Richard Lester's debut film.

At the beginning of 1961, it fell to Richard Nixon to preside over this process, which officially announced the election of his 1960 opponent, John F. Kennedy.

* September 4 – Richard Wright, African-American author ( d. 1960 )

* July 25 – July 28 – In Chicago, the 1960 Republican National Convention nominates Vice-President Richard Nixon as its candidate for President of the United States, and Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., as its candidate to become the new Vice-President.

* November 8 – United States presidential election, 1960: In a close race, John F. Kennedy is elected over Richard Nixon, to become ( at 43 ) the second youngest man to serve at the President of the United States, and the youngest man elected to this position.

* May 22 – Richard Biggs, American actor ( b. 1960 )

* Richard Dedekind in 1960 Was sind und was sollen die Zahlen ?, Vieweg, Braunschweig.

Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare ( born 11 January 1934 ), commonly known as Tony Hoare or C. A. R. Hoare, is a British computer scientist best known for the development ( in 1960, at age 26 ) of Quicksort, a well-known sorting algorithm.

* Hugh Janes in the 1960 BBC series An Age of Kings, which contained all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.

In 1960, having established residence earlier in Bethesda, Maryland, Smith chaired the first-ever televised presidential debates, held between U. S. Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Vice President Richard M. Nixon.