* 1960 – Television viewers in Japan unexpectedly witness the assassination of Inejiro Asanuma, leader of the Japan Socialist Party, when he is stabbed and killed during a live broadcast.

However, the party was again split in 1960 because of internal conflicts and the assassination of Inejiro Asanuma, and the breakaway group ( a part of the old Right Socialist Party of Japan, their most moderate faction ) created the Democratic Socialist Party, though the Japan Socialist Party was preserved.

* Otoya Yamaguchi ( 1943 – 1960 ), a Japanese ultranationalist best known for his assassination of Inejiro Asanuma

Inejiro Asanuma ( 浅沼 稲次郎 Asanuma Inejirō, December 27, 1898 – October 12, 1960 ) was a Japanese politician, and leader of the Japan Socialist Party.

Although rightists were also responsible for the assassination of socialist leader Asanuma Inejiro in 1960 and an attempt on the life of former prime minister Ohira Masayoshi in 1978, most of them, unlike their prewar counterparts, largely kept to noisy street demonstrations, especially harassment campaigns aimed at conventions of the leftist Japan Teachers Union.

* Andy Grove ( 1960 ), Former Chairman and CEO, Intel Corporation

* 1960 – FCC Chairman Newton N. Minow gives his Wasteland Speech.

* Nathan Farragut Twining ( 1897 – 1982 ), Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1957 – 1960

By 1960, at the 3rd Party Congress, he had become General Secretary and, because of his office, officially become the second-most powerful party member, after Hồ Chí Minh, the party Chairman.

He served two high-profile periods as Chairman of the Board of Control, in 1960 – 63 and 1969 – 72.

In 1958, a Trust was established with Sir Winston Churchill as its Chairman of Trustees, to build and endow a college for 60 fellows and 540 Students as a national and Commonwealth memorial to Winston Churchill ; its Royal Charter and Statutes were approved by the Queen, in August, 1960.

He was a founding board member and also served as Chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain from 1955 to 1960, and had a major role in the art programme of the Festival of Britain.

Walt however dropped the Chairman title in 1960 so he could focus more on the creative aspects of the company.

Whilst studying at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he was Chairman of the Cambridge University Conservative Association in Michaelmas 1960, in which term he entertained both the Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Home Secretary ( and de facto Deputy Prime Minister, although he did not hold the title until 1962 ) Rab Butler.

They include Executive Committee Member of Mambili Party, Accra ( 1935 – 37 ); General Secretary of National Council of Nigerian and the Cameroons ( 1944 – 45 ); President of the NCNC ( 1946 – 60 ); Vice-President of the Nigerian National Democratic Party ( 1947 – 60 ); Member for Lagos in the Legislative Council of Nigeria ( 1947 – 51 ); Member for Lagos and Leader of the Opposition in the Western House of Assembly ( 1952 – 53 ) Member for Onitsha in the Eastern House of Assembly ( 1954 – 60 ); Minister of Internal Affairs ( Jan .– September 1954 ); Minister of Internal Affairs, Eastern Region ( 1954 ); Member of His Excellency Privy Council, Eastern Nigeria ( 1954 – 59 ); Primer of Eastern Nigeria ( 1954 – 59 ); President of the Senate of the Federation ( Jan .- November 1960 ); Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria ( 1960 – 63 ); President of the Republic of Nigeria ( 1963 – 1966 ); and Chairman and Presidential candidate of the Nigeria People ’ s Party ( 1978 – 83 ).

In 1960, Imperial Chairman Stuart Mackersy approached Neil McKinnon the President of the Commerce with a proposal to merge the two banks.

* Karnail Singh, served as Chairman of Indian Railways in 1960

* Allen T. Lambert ( 1960 – 1972 ), Chairman and President

In 1960, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of the Athens Economic Research Center, and Advisor to the Bank of Greece.

In 1960, he was elected Chairman of the Multnomah County Republican Central Committee, thus becoming the youngest party chairman of a major metropolitan area in the country.

Adnan Terzić ( born April 5, 1960 ) was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from December 2002 until January 2007.

By 1960, Gray's achievements in the Navy included commanding three submarine war patrols during the Korean War, earning the rank of captain two years before he was legally allowed to be paid for it, and serving as congressional liaison officer for the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Chief of Naval Operations.

It was created in 1960 for the businessman Sir George Nelson, 1st Baronet, for many years Chairman of English Electric.

Between 1955 and 1960 Tikhonov became a Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Ferrous Metallurgy, a member ( and later Chairman ) of the Scientific Council of the Council of Ministers, and finally, a Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Committee.

In 1952, Blount was appointed the Alabama Chairman of Citizens for Eisenhower, then in 1960 Southeastern Campaign Chairman for Richard M. Nixon's unsuccessful presidential campaign against John F. Kennedy.

* David S. Lee, ( 1960 ) and Honorary PhD ( 1993 ) Regent of the University of California, Chairman of the Board, eOn Communications Corporation

* 1960 – Koji Kondo, Japanese composer

* Japanese Cinema to 1960 by Gregg Rickman

For three decades from 1960, Japan experienced rapid economic growth, which was referred to as the Japanese post-war economic miracle.

Although its constitution and government policy preclude an offensive military role for Japan in international affairs, Japanese cooperation with the United States through the 1960 U. S .– Japan Security Treaty has been important to the peace and stability of East Asia.

* 1960 – Naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga author

* 1960 – Asahifuji Seiya, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 63rd Yokozuna

* 1960 – Yōichi Takahashi, Japanese cartoonist

* 1889 – Watsuji Tetsuro, Japanese philosopher ( d. 1960 )

* 1960 – Junichi Sato, Japanese anime director

* 1960 – Masahiro Matsunaga, Japanese race car driver

* 1896 – Tsunenohana Kan ' ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 31st Yokozuna ( d. 1960 )

* 1960 – Kyosuke Himuro, Japanese singer

Since 1960, the U. S. and Japan have maintained an agreement that allows the U. S. to secretly bring nuclear weapons into Japanese ports, and there is speculation ( see below ) that some nuclear weapons may be located in Okinawa.

* 1960 – Aguri Suzuki, Japanese race car driver

** Watsuji Tetsuro, Japanese philosopher ( d. 1960 )

* Japanese puppeteer Kinosuke Takeda produced three Supermarionation styled television series between 1960 and 1970 including Spaceship Silica, Galaxy Boy Troop and Aerial City 008.

was a Japanese politician and the 56th and 57th Prime Minister of Japan from 25 February 1957 to 12 June 1958 and from then to 19 July 1960.

Avant-garde writers, such as Kōbō Abe, who wrote fantastic novels such as Woman in the Dunes ( 1960 ), wanted to express the Japanese experience in modern terms without using either international styles or traditional conventions, developed new inner visions.

Archaeologist Junko Habu claims that " The majority of Japanese scholars believed, and still believe, that pottery production was first invented in mainland Asia and subsequently introduced into the Japanese archipelago ," and explains that " A series of excavations in the Amur River Basin in the 1980s and 1990s revealed that pottery in this region may be as old as, if not older than, Fukui Cave pottery ", which dates to around 10, 700 and was found in 1960.

She would record this song also in Japanese, Italian, and Spanish as she had done before with her original 1960 version.

born in Takehara, Hiroshima, was a Japanese politician and the 58th, 59th and 60th Prime Minister of Japan from 19 July 1960 to 9 November 1964.

After serving in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, he entered politics, winning election to the Diet of Japan in 1960.

Usagi Yojimbo is heavily influenced by Japanese cinema and has included references to the work of Akira Kurosawa ( the title of the series is derived from Kurosawa's 1960 film Yojimbo ) and to icons of popular Japanese cinema such as Lone Wolf and Cub, Zatoichi, and Godzilla.