* 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 )

A year ago today, when the Democrats were fretting and frolicking in Los Angeles and John F. Kennedy was still only an able and ambitious Senator who yearned for the power and responsibility of the Presidency, Theodore H. White had already compiled masses of notes about the Presidential campaign of 1960.

The first working laser ( a pulsed ruby laser ) was demonstrated on May 16, 1960, by Theodore Maiman at the Hughes Research Laboratories.

This makes three-level lasers rather inefficient, despite being the first type of laser to be discovered ( based on a ruby laser medium, by Theodore Maiman in 1960 ).

This effect was used by Theodore Maiman in 1960 to make the first successful laser, based on ruby.

The first working laser was made by Theodore H. Maiman in 1960 at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California, beating several research teams including those of Charles H. Townes at Columbia University, Arthur Schawlow at Bell Labs, and Gould at a company called TRG ( Technical Research Group ).

Shulgin was born in Berkeley, California to Theodore Stevens Shulgin ( 1893 – 1978 ) and Henrietta D. Shulgin ( 1888 – 1960 ).

High technology in Malibu: the first working model of a laser was demonstrated by Dr. Theodore Maiman in 1960 in Malibu at then Hughes Research Laboratory ( now known as HRL Laboratories LLC ).

But the longest serving elected official in Sauk Village history is Agnes Theodore who served 25 years as Village Clerk from 1960 to 1985.

* 1962: The Making of the President, 1960 by Theodore White

* Each year since 1960 the American Society of Civil Engineers has awarded to an individual the Theodore von Karman Medal, " in recognition of distinguished achievement in engineering mechanics.

In this widely quoted and anthologized article, first published in 1960, Theodore Levitt argues that " the history of every dead and dying ' growth ' industry shows a self-deceiving cycle of bountiful expansion and undetected decay.

They had two children, a daughter ( Aimee Sarah Agnes Dyke Acland ) who died in infancy in 1889, and a son, Theodore Acland ( 1890 – 1960 ), who became headmaster of Norwich School.

* 1960 ( 30th ) — Philip Guston, Hans Hofmann, Franz Kline, Theodore Roszak

In 1960, Pell won the seat of retiring U. S. Senator Theodore Francis Green after defeating, as an unendorsed outside candidate, two former Governors, Dennis J. Roberts and former U. S. Senator J. Howard McGrath in the Democratic primary.

The breakthrough with the maser led to the creation of the laser in 1960 by Theodore Maiman.

Commager's first monograph was the 1936 biography, Theodore Parker: Yankee Crusader, a life of the Unitarian minister, Transcendentalist, reformer, and abolitionist Theodore Parker ; it was reissued in 1960, along with a volume edited by Commager collecting the best of Parker's voluminous writings.

* The first working model of the laser was created at Hughes Research Laboratories in 1960 by Theodore Maiman ( 1927 – 2007 ).

* Maynard, Theodore The Story of American Catholicism, Volumes I and II ( New York: Macmillan Company, 1960 ).

This finally created a separate central bank for Australia in 1959, which took effect 14 January 1960, many years after several other nations already had one and similar to the early proposal by Treasurer Theodore.

* Draper, Theodore, American Communism and Soviet Russia, 1960.

There is some doubt whether this first patron of Venice was St Theodore of Amasea or St Theodore Stratelates, but Otto Demus in 1960, in his authoritative book The Church of San Marco in Venice, stated positively that he was St Theodore Stratelates of Heraclea, and he is followed in this by Fenlon.