* 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 )

The firm expanded into television in 1960 under the name Belmont Television.

Television broadcasting began in 1953, and color television was introduced in 1960.

In 1960, CBS Television presented Mrs. Miniver starring Maureen O ' Hara as Mrs Miniver, Leo Genn as Clem Miniver, Juliet Mills and Keir Dullea.

He had also been a co-star with Robert Bray and Richard Eyer in the western series Stagecoach West, a Four Star Television production on ABC from 1960 – 1961.

In 1960, the BBC opened the BBC Television Centre, and in 2008, Westfield London, a large development with new transport links and a shopping centre, finally completed the redevelopment after one hundred years.

Returning to London, she joined ABC Television as a story editor on the anthology series Armchair Theatre, under producer Sydney Newman in 1960.

In his exhaustively researched 2008 book The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic, Martin Grams concludes that the episode did indeed air as originally scheduled on February 12, 1960, despite Reynolds ' statements.

** Xie Shaoguang 謝韶光 / 谢韶光 ( 1960 -; born in Singapore ; Hakka pronunciation: Cia Sheu Guong ), Actor ; Best Actor, Asian Television Awards, 1998 ; Five-time winner of Singapore's best television actor award

He also starred in The Key ( 1958 ; based on a Jan de Hartog novel ) for which he received the best actor award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Sons and Lovers ( 1960 ), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.

* December 27 – Puppet Television Theater ( later called Howdy Doody ), a children's television program, makes its debut ( NBC ) ( 1947 – 1960 ).

Although Don Fedderson gets the credit, My Three Sons was created by George Tibbles and produced by Don Fedderson Productions throughout the show's run, with MCA Television co-distributing the series during its 1960 – 65 ABC airing.

In 1960, United Artists purchased Ziv Television Programs and, using the idea of financial backing for television, UA's television division was responsible for shows such as CBS's Gilligan's Island and three ABC programs, The Fugitive with David Janssen, Outer Limits, a science fiction series, and The Patty Duke Show with Patty Duke and William Schallert.

* British Academy of Film and Television Arts: BAFTA Film Award, Best Foreign Actress, Susan Hayward ; 1960.

* Philip Marlowe, ABC Television series, 6 October 1959 to 29 March 1960 ( Philip Carey as Marlowe )

In 1963, he won the Emmy for Excellence in Television for his score of the documentary The Making of The President 1960.

Television followed the films especially in the UK with The Adventures of Robin Hood, Sword of Freedom, The Buccaneers, and Willam Tell between 1955 and 1960.

The BBC Television Service ( renamed " BBC tv " in 1960 ) showed popular programming, including drama, comedies, documentaries, game shows, and soap operas, covering a wide range of genres and regularly competed with ITV to become the channel with the highest ratings for that week.

Founded as the Screen Directors Guild in 1936, the group merged with the Radio and Television Directors Guild in 1960 to become the modern Directors Guild of America.

Television in New Zealand was introduced in 1960.

Applications for the new North East Scotland contract area were sought by the Independent Television Authority in the spring of 1960.

From the original seven applicants, three serious contenders emerged and the contract was awarded in August 1960 to North of Scotland Television Limited on the provision that board positions were offered to the other two final applicants, Caledonian Television and North Caledonian Television.

In May 1960 the Independent Television Authority ( ITA ) invited applicants to provide the ITV service for the Borders region, an area that covered the English counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland, the south of Scotland and later the Isle of Man.