What happened in 1960?

Year of Africa

Major Events · Central Africa

Seventeen African nations gain independence from colonial rule in a single year.

Sharpeville massacre

Wars & Conflicts · Sharpeville

Shooting by police on 21 March 1960 in Sharpeville, South Africa

assassination of Inejiro Asanuma

Wars & Conflicts · Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya Public Hall

1960 assassination in Japan

Namibian War of Independence

Wars & Conflicts · South Africa

War of national liberation

Mueda massacre

Wars & Conflicts

Congo Crisis

Wars & Conflicts · Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)

1960–1965 war fought in the Congo

Capture of Adolf Eichmann

Wars & Conflicts

Covert operation by the Israeli Mossad

campaign at the China–Burma border

Wars & Conflicts · China–Myanmar border

1960 military campaign

Niemba Ambush

Wars & Conflicts

Irish Army patrol (UN duty) in Congo-Léopoldville, 1960

Invasion of South Kasai

Wars & Conflicts · South Kasai

1960 Congolese military action

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan

Politics & Government

1960 treaty establishing the current Japanese-American military alliance

1960 Turkish coup d'état

Politics & Government

27 May 1960 government coup in Turkey

Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy

Politics & Government · Paris

1960 OECD convention

1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt

Politics & Government · Ho Chi Minh City

Failed coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm

1960 Ethiopian coup attempt

Politics & Government · Addis Ababa

Attempted coups d'état against Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie

1960 Taiwan presidential election

Politics & Government · Zhongshan Hall

Radiation Protection Convention, 1960

Politics & Government · Geneva

International Labour Organization Convention

Max von Laue died

People · West Berlin

German physicist, Nobel laureate and anti-Nazi (1879–1960)

Roy Chapman Andrews died

People · Beloit

American explorer, naturalist, and writer (1884–1960)

St John Philby died

People · Beirut

English Arabist, explorer, writer, and British colonial office intelligence officer (1885–1960)

Ethel Lilian Voynich died

People · New York City

British writer and musician (1864–1960)

Otoya Yamaguchi died

People · Tokyo

Japanese ultranationalist who assassinated Inejiro Asanuma (1943–1960)

Albert Camus died

People · Villeblevin

French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)

Clark Gable died

People · Los Angeles

American actor (1901–1960)

Igor Kurchatov died

People · Barvikha

Soviet nuclear physicist (1903-1960)

Walter Baade died

People · Göttingen

German astronomer (1893–1960)

Chaim Nahum died

People · Cairo

Ottoman rabbi (1872–1960)

Gustav Sicher died

People · Prague

Chief rabbi of Prague

J. C. Kumarappa died

People · Chennai

Jōsaph Celladurai; b. 01/04/1892; economist; mem., Indian Planning Comm.; protagonist of Gandhian principles; d. 01/30/1960 (1892–1960)

Radhabai Subbarayan died

People · Mangaluru

Indian politician, women's rights activist, and social reformer

Visitación Padilla's died

People · Tegucigalpa

Honduran educator and feminist activist

Frank Lloyd died

People · Santa Monica

British film director (1886–1960)

Vicki Baum died

People · Hollywood

Austrian writer (1888–1960)

Mack Sennett died

People · Woodland Hills

Canadian-American actor, producer and director (1880–1960)

Margaret Sullavan died

People · New Haven

American actress

Victor Sjöström died

People · Hedvig Eleonora parish

Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor (1879-1960)

Jacques Becker died

People · 16th arrondissement of Paris

French screenwriter and film director (1906-1960)

John D. Black died

People · Boston

American economist (1883-1960)

Edwin E. Witte died

People · Ebenezer

American academic (1887-1960)

Pierre Chevenard died

People · Fontenay-aux-Roses

French engineer (1888–1960)

Abram Ioffe died

People · Saint Petersburg

Soviet physicist (1880–1960)

Nevil Shute died

People · Melbourne

British writer and engineer (1899–1960)

Friedrich Adler died

People · Zurich

Austrian politician (1879-1960)

Anton Pannekoek died

People · Wageningen

Dutch astronomer and Marxist theorist (1873-1960)

Maud Menten died

People · Ontario

Canadian physician and chemist (1879–1960)

August Kopff died

People · Heidelberg

German astronomer (1882-1960)

Beno Gutenberg died

People · Pasadena

German-American seismologist (1889-1960)

Oswald Veblen died

People · Brooklin

American mathematician (1880–1960)

Eric Temple Bell died

People · Watsonville

Scottish American mathematician and science fiction author (1883-1960)

Maurice de Broglie died

People · Neuilly-sur-Seine

French physicist (1875-1960)

Harold Spencer Jones died

People · London

British astronomer (1890–1960)

Carl Keenan Seyfert died

People · Nashville

American astronomer (1911–1960)

Georges Claude died

People · Saint-Cloud

French engineer and inventor (1870–1960)

George de Roerich died

People · Moscow

Russian tibetologist (1902–1960)

Alberto Maria De Agostini died

People · Turin

Italian explorer

Harley Harris Bartlett died

People · Ann Arbor

American biochemist and botanist (1886–1960)

Gennady Olonkin died

People · Tromsø Municipality

Russian-Norwegian polar explorer

Harald Moltke died

People · Frederiksberg

Danish artist painter (1871-1960)

Louis Audouin-Dubreuil died

People · Zarzis

French military officer and explorer (1887–1960)

Ekaterina Kalinina died

People · Moscow

Wife of Soviet politician Mikhail Kalinin (1882-1960)

Sa'id Taqi al-Din died

People · Saint Andrew

Lebanese playwright and author (1904-1960)

Germame Neway died

People · Mojo

Ethiopian politician (1924-1960)

Anna Essinger died

People · Otterden

German-Jewish educator

Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen died

People · New Delhi

Politician from India

Maurice Satineau died

People · Paris

French politician (1891–1960)

Louis Everett Burnham died

People · New York City

American journalist, activist, and radical (1915–1960)

Charlotte Kellogg died

People · Grand Island

American author and activist

Norah Fry died

People · Kilve

Advocate and campaigner for disabled children, local politician (1871-1960)

Ernő Dohnányi died

People · New York City

Hungarian conductor, composer, and pianist (1877–1960)

Hans Albers died

People · Berg

German actor (1891-1960)

Henny Porten died

People · Berlin

German actress and film producer (1890–1960)

Eduard Čech died

People · Prague

Czech mathematician (1893-1960)

Semyon Lavochkin died

People · Sary Shagan

Jewish Soviet aerospace engineer (1900-1960)

Julie Vinter Hansen died

People · Mürren

Danish astronomer (1890-1960)

Wander Johannes de Haas died

People · Bilthoven

Dutch physicist (1878–1960)

Chris Bristow died

People · Spa-Francochamps Circuit

Racecar driver

André Patry died

People · Alles-sur-Dordogne

French astronomer (1902-1960)

Frank Elmore Ross died

People · Altadena

American astronomer and physicist (1874–1960)

José Serrato died

People · Montevideo

President of Uruguay (1868–1960)

Walter Noddack died

People · Bamberg

German chemist (1893–1960)

Arthur Legat died

People · Haine-Saint-Paul

Belgian racing driver (1898-1960)

Léon Sée died

People · 16th arrondissement of Paris

French fencer (1877–1960)

Per Hallström died

People · Nacka församling

Swedish writer (1866-1960)

Gavriil Tikhov died

People · Almaty

Soviet astronomer

Harry Ferguson died

People · Stow-on-the-Wold

Irish engineer and inventor (1884–1960)

Johnny Thomson died

People · Allentown

American racing driver

J. H. C. Whitehead died

People · Princeton

British mathematician (1904-1960)

Edward J. Ruppelt died

People · Long Beach

American UFO researcher (1923–1960)

Adriano Olivetti died

People · Aigle

Italian engineer, politician, and industrialist (1901–1960)

Yevgenia Bugoslavskaya died

People · Moscow

Soviet astronomer (1899-1960)

Oskar Anderson died

People · Munich

Baltic German mathematician, statistician and economist (1887–1960)

Hermann Neubacher died

People · Vienna

Austrian Nazi politician (1893-1960)

Teiji Takagi died

People · Tokyo

Japanese mathematician (1875–1960)

Mary Bailey died

People · Kenilworth

Anglo-Irish aviator (1890-1960)

Maria Bakunin died

People · Naples

Italian chemist and biologist

C. D. Howe died

People · Montreal

Canadian politician (1886–1960)

Carlo Emilio Bonferroni died

People · Florence

Italian mathematician (1892-1960)

Naftaly Frenkel died

People · Moscow

Russian businessman (1883–1960)

Hussein Sirri Pasha died

People · Cairo

Prime Minister of Egypt (1894–1960)

Al Herman died

People · West Haven

American racing driver

Albert Châtelet died

People · Paris

French mathematician and politician (1883-1960)

Nikolay Shatsky died

People · Moscow

Soviet geologist (1895–1960)

Wilhelm Keppler died

People · Friedrichshafen

Businessman; Reich Commisionner (1882-1960)

Erich Bachem died

People · Mülheim an der Ruhr

German engineer (1906–1960)

André Bloch died

People · Viry-Châtillon

French composer (1873–1960)

Kenneth Mees died

People · Honolulu

British physicist and founder of the Eastman Kodak's Research Laboratories (1882–1960)

Colin Stanley Gum died

People · Zermatt

Australian astronomer

Giuseppe Mario Bellanca died

People · New York City

Italian-American airplane designer (1886-1960)

Ivan Bardin died

People · Moscow

Soviet metallurgist (1883-1960)

David B. Steinman died

People · New York City

American civil engineer

Ethel Bellamy died

People · Weymouth

English astronomical computer and seismologist

Hermann Irving Schlesinger died

People · Chicago

American chemist (1882-1960)

André Coyne died

People · Neuilly-sur-Seine

French civil engineer specialized in dam design and construction (1891-1960)

Gilbert Vernam died

People · Brooklyn

American cryptographer (1890–1960)

Sheila Scott Macintyre died

People · Cincinnati

Scottish mathematician (1910–1960)

Earle S. MacPherson died

People · Detroit

American automotive engineer (1891–1960)

Rudolf Kauschka died

People · Kempten

German bohemian (czechoslovakian/sudeten german/austrian) luger and mountaineer

Hugh McCullum Curran died

People · Frankfort

Botanist (1875-1960)

Ward Bond died

People · Dallas

American actor (1903–1960)

Ida Rubinstein died

People · Vence

Russian actress and dancer

James Montgomery Flagg died

People · New York City

American artist (1877-1960)

Edwin Fischer died

People · Zurich

Swiss conductor and classical pianist (1886-1960)

Clara Kimball Young died

People · Woodland Hills

American actress (1890–1960)

Diana Barrymore died

People · New York City

American actress (1921–1960)

Hope Emerson died

People · Hollywood

American actress (1897–1960)

Curt Goetz died

People · Grabs

German actor and writer (1888-1960)

Véra Clouzot died

People · 8th arrondissement of Paris

Brazilian-French actress (1913-1960)

Oscar Pettiford died

People · Copenhagen

American musician (1922–1960)

Arthur Benjamin died

People · London

Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher

Lawrence Tibbett died

People · Bakersfield

American opera singer (1896-1960)

Walter Catlett died

People · Woodland Hills

American actor (1889–1960)

Alfred Edward Green died

People · Hollywood

American film director (1889-1960)

Phyllis Haver died

People · Sharon

American actress (1899–1960)

Ian Keith died

People · New York City

Actor (1899-1960)

Yulia Tymoshenko born

People · Dnipro

Born in Dnipro. Ukrainian politician, former Prime Minister.

Julianne Moore born

People · Fort Bragg

Born in Fort Bragg. British-American actress and author.

Sean Penn born

People · Santa Monica

Born in Santa Monica. American actor.

Ebrahim Raisi born

People · Mashhad

Born in Mashhad. President of Iran from 2021 to 2024.

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero born

People · Valladolid

Born in Valladolid. Spanish politician.

Philippe of Belgium born

People · Laeken

Born in Laeken. King of the Belgians since 2013.

Hasan Nasrallah born

People · Bourj Hammoud

Born in Bourj Hammoud. Leader of Hezbollah (1960-2024).

Yoon Suk Yeol born

People · Seongbuk District

Born in Seongbuk District. President of South Korea from 2022 to 2025.

Colin Firth born

People · Grayshott

Born in Grayshott. English actor and producer.

Miguel Díaz-Canel born

People · Placetas

Born in Placetas. First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and top leader of Cuba since 2021.

Neil Gaiman born

People · Portchester

Born in Portchester. English writer (born 1960).

Samia Suluhu Hassan born

People · Makunduchi

Born in Makunduchi. President of Tanzania since 2021.

David Duchovny born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American actor and writer.

Isaac Herzog born

People · Tel Aviv

Born in Tel Aviv. President of Israel since 2021.

Gustavo Petro born

People · Ciénaga de Oro

Born in Ciénaga de Oro. 34th President of Colombia since 2022.

Benigno Aquino III born

People · Manila

Born in Manila. President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016.

Gjorge Ivanov born

People · Valandovo

Born in Valandovo. President of (North) Macedonia.

Mohammed Omar born

People · Khakrez District

Born in Khakrez District. Afghan cleric who founded the Taliban (1960–2013).

Yves Leterme born

People · Wervik

Born in Wervik. Former Belgian prime minister.

Reza Pahlavi born

People · Tehran

Born in Tehran. Last crown prince of Afghanistan (born 1960).

Angelique Kidjo born

People · Ouidah

Born in Ouidah. Beninese musician.

Werner Faymann born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Austrian politician who was Chancellor of Austria and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Austria.

Jo Nesbø born

People · Oslo

Born in Oslo. Norwegian novelist, musician and economist.

Jeremy Clarkson born

People · Tickhill

Born in Tickhill. British broadcaster, journalist and writer.

Jane Lynch born

People · Evergreen Park

Born in Evergreen Park. American actress.

Micheál Martin born

People · Cork

Born in Cork. Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland (2020–2022, 2025–present).

Pierluigi Collina born

People · Bologna

Born in Bologna. Italian international football referee.

Simonetta Sommaruga born

People · Zug

Born in Zug. Politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council.

Jonas Gahr Støre born

People · Oslo

Born in Oslo. Prime Minister of Norway since 2021.

Barham Salih born

People · Sulaymaniyah

Born in Sulaymaniyah. President of Iraq (2018-2022).

Nassim Nicholas Taleb born

People · Amioun

Born in Amioun. Lebanese-American mathematical statistician, option trader, risk analyst and author (born 1960).

James Comey born

People · Yonkers

Born in Yonkers. American lawyer and 7th director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (born 1960).

Alfred Gusenbauer born

People · St. Pölten

Born in St. Pölten. Austrian chancellor.

Brian Cowen born

People · Tullamore

Born in Tullamore. Irish politician.

Oksana Zabuzhko born

People · Lutsk

Born in Lutsk. Ukrainian writer.

Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt born

People · Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

Born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon. French-Belgian writer.

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan born

People · Qandato

Born in Qandato. President of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan.

Mart Laar born

People · Viljandi

Born in Viljandi. Estonian politician and historian (born 1960).

Jaron Lanier born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American computer scientist, musician, and author.

Yurii Andrukhovych born

People · Ivano-Frankivsk

Born in Ivano-Frankivsk. Ukrainian writer, poet, essayist and translator.

Bako Sahakyan born

People · Khankendi

Born in Khankendi. 3rd President of Artsakh.

Hossein Salami born

People · Golpayegan

Born in Golpayegan. Iranian military officer (1960–2025).

Prvoslav Vujcic born

People · Požarevac

Born in Požarevac. Serbian Canadian poet.

Euclid Tsakalotos born

People · Rotterdam

Born in Rotterdam. Greek economist and politician.

Zindzi Mandela born

People · Soweto

Born in Soweto. South African diplomat and poet (1960–2020).

Agim Çeku born

People · Qyshk

Born in Qyshk. Politician and soldier.

Steven Lindsey born

People · California

Born in California. American astronaut.

Yoko Tawada born

People · Tokyo

Born in Tokyo. Japanese writer (1960-).

Serhiy Tihipko born

People · Drăgănești

Born in Drăgănești. Ukrainian politician.

Lee Archambault born

People · Oak Park

Born in Oak Park. Astronaut, test pilot.

Stefan Janev born

People · Popovitsa

Born in Popovitsa. Bulgarian Prime Minister, and brigadier general.

Gadi Eisenkot born

People · Tiberias

Born in Tiberias. Israeli military officer.

Michael Hardt born

People · Bethesda

Born in Bethesda. American philosopher (born 1960).

Olivier Gruner born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French actor and kickboxer.

Bruno Retailleau born

People · Cholet

Born in Cholet. French Interior Minister from 2024 to 2025.

Yaroslav Hrytsak born

People · Dovhe

Born in Dovhe. Ukrainian historian.

Sergei Menyailo born

People · Alagir

Born in Alagir. Russian politician.

Gilbert Diendéré born

People · Ouagadougou

Born in Ouagadougou. Burkinabé military officer.

Heather Wilson born

People · Keene

Born in Keene. American academic administrator (born 1960).

Janusz Kurtyka born

People · Kraków

Born in Kraków. Polish historian (1960–2010).

Thomas Lubanga Dyilo born

People · Djugu Territory

Born in Djugu Territory. Militia leader, indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes.

Johnny Paul Koroma born

People · Tombodu

Born in Tombodu. Sierra Leonean warlord (1960-2003).

Christopher Clark born

People · Sydney

Born in Sydney. Australian historian.

Semir Osmanagić born

People · Zenica

Born in Zenica. Bosnian author & entrepreneur (1960-).

Norodom Suramarit died

People · Phnom Penh

Died in Phnom Penh. Cambodian king (1896-1960).

Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan died

People · Istana Negara, Jalan Istana

Died in Istana Negara, Jalan Istana. 1st Yang Di-Pertuan Agong (1895-1960).

Hisamuddin Alam Shah of Selangor died

People · Kuala Lumpur

Died in Kuala Lumpur. 2nd Yang Di-Pertuan Agong.

Joseph Wendel died

People · Munich

Died in Munich. German prelate; Roman Catholic Archbishop of Munich and Freising (1901–1960).

Khalifa bin Harub Al Busaidi died

People · Zanzibar City

Died in Zanzibar City. Sultan of Zanzibar (1879-1960).

Jennifer Clement born

People · Greenwich

Born in Greenwich. American writer raised in Mexico.

Karl-Heinz Wiesemann born

People · Herford

Born in Herford. German bishop.

Moulay Hafid Elalamy born

People · Marrakech

Born in Marrakech. Morocco’s Minister of Trade.

Rita Agyeman-Budu born

People · Kumasi

Born in Kumasi. Ghanaian High Court Judge and women's rights advocate (1960 - 2025).

Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory

Science & Technology

Astrophysical facility in Şamaxı, Azerbaijan

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

Science & Technology · Moscow

University in Moscow, Russia

Marshall Space Flight Center

Science & Technology

Rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center

Anderson Mesa Station

Science & Technology

Astronomical observatory in Coconino County, Arizona, United States of America

Karl Schwarzschild Observatory

Science & Technology

Observatory

Royal University of Phnom Penh

Science & Technology

National research university in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

D'Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara

Science & Technology

University located in Chieti and Pescara, Italy

National Center for Atmospheric Research

Science & Technology

American research organization

Tōkai Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Technology

Nuclear power plant

Nasser Medical Complex

Science & Technology

Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip

Tunis University

Science & Technology

University in Tunisia

Lambung Mangkurat University

Science & Technology

University in Indonesia

Madeira Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden

Sonoma State University

Science & Technology

Public university in Rohnert Park in Sonoma County, California, United States

Fluminense Federal University

Science & Technology

Public university in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

Grand Valley State University

Science & Technology

University in Michigan, United States

California State University, Dominguez Hills

Science & Technology

University

Beijing University of Technology

Science & Technology

Key polytechnic university in Beijing, China

Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

Science & Technology · Okanagan Falls

Research facility near Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, Canada

Lunar and Planetary Laboratory

Science & Technology

Research center at the University of Arizona

Sriwijaya University

Science & Technology

National university in South Sumatera, Indonesia

Huaqiao University

Science & Technology

University in Quanzhou, Fujian, China

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Science & Technology

University and publisher

Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia

Science & Technology

Indonesian university

King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

Science & Technology

University in Bangkok, Thailand

Chung Shan Medical University

Science & Technology

Medical university in Taichung City, Taiwan

Ranchi University

Science & Technology

State public university in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University

Science & Technology

University in Kremenchuk, Ukraine

Chernihiv Polytechnic National University

Science & Technology · Chernihiv

University in Chernihiv, Ukraine

University of Kalyani

Science & Technology

State public university in Nadia, West Bengal, India

Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital

Universitas Pasundan

Science & Technology

University in Indonesia

University of Sports

Science & Technology

University in Tirana, Albania

Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

Science & Technology

Public university in Shanghai, China

Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University

Science & Technology

University in Ternopil, Ukraine

Petru Maior University of Târgu Mureș

Science & Technology

University in Târgu Mureș, Romania

Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Jerusalem, Israel

Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art

Science & Technology

American nonprofit organization

Nayoro City University

Science & Technology

University

Capital Medical University

Science & Technology

Medical university in Beijing

University of Quindio

Science & Technology

Public university in Armenia, Quindío, Colombia

Foreign Trade University

Science & Technology · Vietnam

Public university of Vietnam

Autonomous University of Guerrero

Science & Technology · Chilpancingo de los Bravo

Public and autonomous institution of secondary education and higher education in the Mexican state of Guerrero

Cherkasy State Technological University

Science & Technology · Cherkasy

Education organization in Cherkasy, Ukraine

Widya Mandala Catholic University

Science & Technology

Private university located in Surabaya, Indonesia.

Kyushu Sangyo University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Toraighyrov University

Science & Technology

University in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

B Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering

Science & Technology

Research institute in Kharkiv, Ukraine

Arizona Christian University

Science & Technology

Christian college in Phoenix, Arizona formerly named Southwestern College

Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University

Science & Technology

State public university in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India

Houston Christian University

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Private Baptist university in Texas, United States

Zhytomyr State Technological University

Science & Technology

Education organization in Zhytomyr, Ukraine

University of Pamplona

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University

North-Eastern State University

Science & Technology · Magadan

University in Magadan, Russia

State Islamic University Ar-Raniry

Science & Technology

Public university and academic publisher

Yangon Children's Hospital

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Hospital in Yangon Division, Myanmar

St.Theresa's Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in India

Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.

Science & Technology

Research institute of the Toyota Group

Gauhati Medical College and Hospital

Science & Technology

Medical college in Assam

Sadabell Astronomical Society

Science & Technology

Astronomical observatory

Johannesburg Planetarium

Science & Technology

Building in Africa

Xiamen Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden integrating plant species conservation, scientific research, science education, and tourism

Hanasaari power plant area

Science & Technology · Hanasaari

Area around the old coal-fired power station in Helsinki, Finland

Daiichi University of Pharmacy

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Eastern Samar State University

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Public university in Eastern Samar, Philippines

Vinh Long University of Technology and Education

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University of Technology and Education in Vietnam

Universidad del Valle de México

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Mexican Private university

G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Science & Technology

State public university in Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, India

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

Science & Technology · Nanjing

Public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

National Academy of Environmental Protection and Resort Development

Science & Technology

Organization in Simferopol, Ukraine

Ohio State University, Lima Campus

Science & Technology · Lima

Remote campus of Ohio State University

Ohio Valley University

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Private Christian College

Oasis Hospital, Al Ain

Science & Technology

Hospital

Akilah Hospital

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Hospital in Jordan

Santa Cabrini Hospital

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Hospital in Montreal, Quebec (Canada)

Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal

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Hospital in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Instituto de Física Corpuscular

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Research institute at University of Valencia

Letterkenny General Hospital

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Hospital in Ireland

Baptist Hospital of Miami

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Hospital in Florida, United States

Altnagelvin Area Hospital

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Hospital in Northern Ireland

Patna Dental College

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Hospital in Bihar, India

Economic and Social Research Institute

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Research Institute in Dublin, Ireland

University Maternity Hospital Limerick

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Hospital in Ireland

Islamia Eye Hospital

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Hospital in Bangladesh

Shanghai Institutes for International Studies

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Facility in Shanghai, China

S. I. Subbotin Institute of Geophysics

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Scientific Centre of Monaco

Science & Technology

Facility in Monaco, Monaco

Isothermal spheric laboratories

Science & Technology · Adlershof

Building in Berlin, Germany

New Canaan Nature Center

Science & Technology

Nature preserve and garden in Connecticut, U.S.

Perm Planetarium

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Omar Al-Mukhtar University

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University in Bayda, Libya

Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University

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State public university in Darbhanga, Bihar, India

Universidade Federal de Goiás

Science & Technology · Goiânia

Public university in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

University of California, San Diego

Science & Technology · La Jolla

Public university in La Jolla, California, United States

University of Novi Sad

Science & Technology

University in Serbia

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Science & Technology

University in Brazil

Sogang University

Science & Technology

Research and liberal arts university in Seoul, South Korea

Beirut Arab University

Science & Technology

Institute of higher education based in Beirut, Lebanon

Taipei Medical University

Science & Technology

University in Taipei, Taiwan

Vinnytsia National Technical University

Science & Technology

Education organization in Vinnytsya, Ukraine

Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

Science & Technology

German research institute

National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Science & Technology

Institute in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang

Science & Technology

University in Bangkok, Thailand

National Institute of Technology Karnataka

Science & Technology

Engineering university at Surathkal, Mangalore

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal

Science & Technology

Public university in Bhopal, India

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

Science & Technology

Engineering University in Durgapur, West Bengal

University of Burdwan

Science & Technology

State public university in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur

Science & Technology

Institute in Nagpur, Maharashtra

Helmholtz Zentrum München

Science & Technology

German medical research institute

National Defence College, India

Science & Technology

Military academy in India

Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya

Science & Technology

State public university in Nadia, West Bengal, India

Air Force Academy

Science & Technology

Air force academy of Brazil

Seoul Women's University

Science & Technology

Private women's university in Nowon, Seoul

Guilin University of Electronic Technology

Science & Technology

Public university in Guilin, Guangxi, China

University of Minnesota Morris

Science & Technology

Public university in Morris, Minnesota

EAFIT University

Science & Technology

Private Colombian university located in Medellín

Juan Agustín Maza University

Science & Technology

Argentinian private university

Universidad de Morón

Science & Technology

Private university in Argentina

Krubera Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Georgia

Yellowstone volcano

Exploration & Discovery

Volcanic caldera in Yellowstone National Park in the United states

Azykh Cave

Exploration & Discovery · Azykh

Six-cave complex known as a living site of stone-age man in Azerbaijan

Magura Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Bulgaria

Nördlinger Ries

Exploration & Discovery

Meteorite impact crater in Bavaria, Germany

Annapurna II

Exploration & Discovery

Mountain

Nutty Putty Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Hydrothermal cave west of Utah Lake (USA)

Tağlar Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave and archaeological site in Azerbaijan

Church of St. Polyeuctus

Exploration & Discovery

Byzantine church in Istanbul

Treasure of Gazteluberri

Exploration & Discovery · National Museum of Archaeology

Set of coins

Sistema Huautla

Exploration & Discovery

Cave system in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca

OH 9

Exploration & Discovery · Olduvai Gorge

Fossil

Yavne-Yam ostracon

Exploration & Discovery

Ancient Hebrew inscription

Tomba dei Caronti

Exploration & Discovery · Necropolis of Monterozzi

Archaeological site in Tarquinia, Italy

Aikhal diamond mine

Exploration & Discovery

Russian diamond mine

Mlynky

Exploration & Discovery

Geological natural monument in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine

Enez Eussa II

Exploration & Discovery

Ship built in 1960

Benevento Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Benevento, Italy

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Pennsylvania, United States

Masjid Sallim Mattar

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Singapore

Synagogue Rachi

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue located in Aube, in France

Our Lady of Grace Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Ohio, United States

Synagogue de Clouange

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue located in Moselle, in France

Bouzonville synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue located in Moselle, in France

Agudas Achim Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Beth El Congregation

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue located in Pikesville, Maryland, US

Congregation Shaare Zion

Religion & Belief Systems

Sephardic community in Brooklyn

Ohev Sholom - The National Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox synagogue in Washington, D.C.

Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom

Religion & Belief Systems

Reform synagogue in Westmount, Quebec

Young Israel Shomrai Emunah of Greater Washington

Religion & Belief Systems · Kemp Mill

Synagogue in Kemp Mill, Maryland, United States

Sinai Synagogue, Leeds

Religion & Belief Systems

British charitable organization

Gaoua Sacred Heart Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

St. Bonifatius

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Kronshagen, Germany

Madre del Buon Consiglio

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Naples, Italy

St. Jerome in Corviale

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Rome, Italy

St. John Eudes Cathedral, Baie-Comeau

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baie-Comeau in Quebec, Canada

St. Matthew's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Indiana, United States

Cathedral of Saint Peter

Religion & Belief Systems

Ascension Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Oakland

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in California, United States of America

Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum

Religion & Belief Systems

History museum in Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) housed in the former Grey Nuns Convent

Songdhammakalyani Monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Buddhist temple in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand

reformed parish church and rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Turgi in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

reformed church parish center Zollikerberg

Religion & Belief Systems · Zollikerberg

Church building complex in Zollikerberg in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland

Saint Nicholas Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Ivalo

Church building in Ivalo, Inari, Finland

Paattionlehto Cemetery Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Paattionlehto Cemetery

Vatiala cemetery chapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Vatiala cemetery

Cemetery chapel in Kangasala, Finland

Ristiina Cemetery Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Ristiina

Religious building in Ristiina, Mikkeli, Finland

Beth Shalom

Religion & Belief Systems

Progressive Jewish congregation and synagogue in Auckland, New Zealand

Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer Singapore

Religion & Belief Systems

Lutheran church in Singapore

Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Florida, USA

Briarwood Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Alabama, United States

Pauluskirche

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Innsbruck, Austria

Catholic Church of St. Sebastian

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Rebstein in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Sega

Economy & Trade · Shinagawa

Japanese video game developer and publisher and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings

Thai Airways

Economy & Trade · Chatuchak

Flag carrier airline of Thailand

Domino's Pizza

Economy & Trade · Domino's Farms

American pizza restaurant chain

Hardee's

Economy & Trade · St. Louis

American-based fast-food restaurant chain

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Economy & Trade · Donnybrook

Irish public service broadcaster

Valentino

Economy & Trade · Milan

Italian clothing company founded in 1960 by Valentino Garavani

Sanrio

Economy & Trade · Shinagawa

Japanese company, brand

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Economy & Trade · Toronto

Canadian luxury hotel and resort company

AIDA Cruises

Economy & Trade · Rostock

German branch of Costa Cruises, in turn a part of Carnival Corporation & plc

Maxell

Economy & Trade · Kyoto Prefecture

Japanese electronics company

Fjällräven

Economy & Trade · Örnsköldsvik

Swedish outdoors clothing and equipment manufacturer and retail chain

Institute for Scientific Information

Economy & Trade · Philadelphia

Academic publishing service

Maybank

Economy & Trade · Maybank Tower

Malaysian universal bank

Kumho Tire

Economy & Trade · Gwangju

Korean tire manufacturer (subsidiary of Chinese Doublestar)

Roco

Economy & Trade · Bergheim

Company

Rogers Communications

Economy & Trade · Toronto

Canadian telecommunications company

Celestron

Economy & Trade · Torrance

American company

Bauhaus

Economy & Trade · Belp

Multinational DIY store chain based in Switzerland

Sony Corporation of America

Economy & Trade · 550 Madison Avenue

American subsidiary of Japan's Sony corporation

IMG

Economy & Trade · New York City

Talent and event management company headquartered in New York City

American Wrestling Association

Economy & Trade · Minneapolis

Company

Técnicas Reunidas

Economy & Trade · Madrid

Company

Rautaruukki

Economy & Trade · Helsinki

Ruukki Construction is a Finish company and a supplier of steel-based building products and services for roofs and walls for sustainable buildings

Tyco International

Economy & Trade · Cork

Irish-American company

Cencosud

Economy & Trade · Las Condes

Chilean retailer and supermarket chain

Westfield Group

Economy & Trade · Sydney

Australian shopping centre group

Teledyne Technologies

Economy & Trade · Thousand Oaks

American industrial company

Preem

Economy & Trade · Stockholm

Swedish petroleum corporation

Antonio Zamperla S.p.A

Economy & Trade · Vicenza

Italian company

CHIMEI Corporation

Economy & Trade · Rende District

Taiwan-based performance materials company

Arctic Cat

Economy & Trade · Plymouth

American vehicle company

Tower Records

Economy & Trade · Sacramento

Former retail music chain based in Sacramento, California

Yodobashi Camera

Economy & Trade · Shinjuku

Japanese retail chain

Bausch Health

Economy & Trade · Wilmington

Multinational specialty drugs company based in Laval, Quebec, Canada

Tecnica Group

Economy & Trade · Giavera del Montello

Italian sportswear brand

1960 Valdivia earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

9.4–9.6 magnitude earthquake in Chile

1960 Agadir earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Morocco

La Coubre explosion

Disasters & Pandemics

Steamship scuttling, accidental or otherwise

1960 Concepción earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquakes in Chile

November 1960 Peru earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake of mangitude 6.7 to 7.8 that caused tsunamis

Nedelin catastrophe

Disasters & Pandemics · Baikonur Cosmodrome

Fatal Soviet launch pad disaster

National Airlines Flight 2511

Disasters & Pandemics · Wilmington

1960 airplane crash

Coalbrook mining disaster

Disasters & Pandemics

1960 mineshaft collapse at Clydesdale Colliery, South Africa

attempted assassination of Rómulo Betancourt

Disasters & Pandemics · Paseo Los Próceres

Assassination attempt in Venezuela

Events of the Palau de la Música

Social Movements & Revolutions · Palau de la Música Catalana

Events at the Palau de la Música Catalana

Taiwanese Bunun Ancestral Remains Repatriation Case

Social Movements & Revolutions · National Taiwan University College of Medicine

The Controversy of Bunun Remains in Taiwan

Greensboro sit-ins

Social Movements & Revolutions · Greensboro

1960 non-violent protests in the United States

Palácio do Planalto

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Brasília, Brazil

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Former stadium in Washington, D.C.

Candlestick Park

Architecture & Engineering

Former stadium in San Francisco, California

Sainte Marie de La Tourette

Architecture & Engineering

Convent located in Rhône, in France

Homs Municipal Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Syrian soccer stadium

Stadium Metallurg 1st District

Architecture & Engineering

Tajik Stadium

Beaver Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Pennsylvania State University

Football stadium at Pennsylvania State University

Việt Trì Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Phú Thọ province, Vietnam

Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Hawally

Multi-purpose stadium in Hawally, Kuwait

Stade Al Inbiaâte

Architecture & Engineering · Agadir

Stadium in Agadir, Morocco

San Giovanni Battista, Highway A11

Architecture & Engineering · Limite

Church building in Limite, Italy

Tempe Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trondheim, Norway

Berlevåg Church

Architecture & Engineering · Berlevåg

Church in Finnmark, Norway

Kokelv Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Kvalsund, Norway

Havøysund Church

Architecture & Engineering · Havøysund

Church in Måsøy, Norway

Lovund Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Lurøy, Norway

Bartnes Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

Namsos Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Namsos, Norway

Halsa Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Meløy, Nordland, Norway

Markuskyrkan

Architecture & Engineering · Björkhagen

Church in Björkhagen in southern Stockholm, Sweden

Svelgen Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bremanger, Vestland, Norway

Høyanger Church

Architecture & Engineering · Høyanger

Church building in Høyanger, Norway

Bakkebø Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Eigersund, Rogaland, Norway

Nord-Vågsøy Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Kinn, Vestland, Norway

Ingdalen Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Agdenes, Norway

Komagfjord Church

Architecture & Engineering · Komagfjord

Church in Alta, Norway

Heimdal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trondheim, Norway

Torpedo Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Sports venue in Mogilev, Belarus

Gjesvær Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Nordkapp, Norway

Hasle Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Oslo, Norway

Dalsbygda Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Os, Innlandet, Norway

Pielisensuu Church

Architecture & Engineering · Niinivaara

Church building in Joensuu, Finland

Suizenji Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Bømlo Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bømlo, Norway

Værlandet Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Askvoll, Norway

Memorial Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Indiana

Church of Our Saviour

Architecture & Engineering · Hästhagen

Church in Malmö, Sweden

Savines Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in France

Illovszky Rudolf Stadion

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Budapest, Hungary

Druzhba Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Dobrich

Stadium in Bulgaria

East Pyongyang Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Sports venue in Pyongyang, North Korea

Estadio Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Copiapó, Chile

Our Lady Of Victory Church

Architecture & Engineering

Round Roman Catholic church in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada

Fjelldal Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Tjeldsund, Norway

Estádio Genervino da Fonseca

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium on Goiás, Brazil

Artashat City Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium in the town of Artashat

Høyforsmoen Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Beiarn, Norway

Slite Church

Architecture & Engineering

Building on Gotland, Sweden

Flekkerøy Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Kristiansand, Southern Norway

Fredens Church

Architecture & Engineering · Viby

Church building in Aarhus Municipality, Denmark

Deir ez-Zor Municipal Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Deir ez-Zor

Stadium in Deir ez-Sor, Syria

Garden City Skyway

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Canada

Stadionul Flacăra

Architecture & Engineering

Romanian sports venue

St Martin's Church Walsall

Architecture & Engineering

Church in United Kingdom

St Peter Canisius Church, Nijmegen

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Nijmegen, Netherlands

St. Michael Eastern Catholic Church, West Pullman

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Illinois, USA

Lane Bane Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in United States of America

Taylor Bridge

Architecture & Engineering · Taylor

Bridge across the Peace River in British Columbia

Stadionul ANEFS

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania

Rajarshi Shahu Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Building in India

St Chad's Church, Rubery

Architecture & Engineering · Rubery

Church in Rubery, Worcestershire, England

St. Anselm's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Lafayette, California, United States of America

Stadionul Municipal

Architecture & Engineering · Turnu Măgurele

Multi-use stadium in Turnu Măgurele, Romania

Garret Hostel Bridge Between Clare Bridge And Trinity Bridge On The Cam

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Edward L. Blackshear Field

Architecture & Engineering · Prairie View

Multi-purpose stadium in Prairie View, Texas

V. J. Keefe Memorial Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, US

Church of Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes

Architecture & Engineering · Estación Atlántida

Church in Uruguay

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Architecture & Engineering

1833 fort located in Otero County, Colorado, USA

Grave of the Seven Martyrs

Architecture & Engineering

Fort Saint-Jean

Architecture & Engineering · Royal Military College Saint-Jean

Building in Quebec, Canada

Anne Frank House

Architecture & Engineering · Amsterdam

Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank

Padrão dos Descobrimentos

Architecture & Engineering · Freguesia de Santa Maria de Belém

Memorial in Lisbon, Portugal

Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering · Kalininsky District

Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery is located in Saint Petersburg.

Equestrian statue of Marshal Mannerheim

Architecture & Engineering · Mannerheiminaukio

Equestrian statue in Helsinki of Marshal Mannerheim, created 1960 by Aimo Tukiainen

Mémorial de la France combattante

Architecture & Engineering · Suresnes

Monument to the combatants, resistants and deportees

Chekhov Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Statue in Taganrog, Russia

Monument to the dead of World War II

Architecture & Engineering

Brazilian war memorial in Rio de Janeiro

Tinubu Square

Architecture & Engineering

Landmark in Lagos, Nigeria

Netherlands American Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering · Margraten

American military cemetery in Margraten, the Netherlands

Netherlands Carillon

Architecture & Engineering · Arlington National Cemetery

Carillon gifted to the people of the United States from the people of the Netherlands

Sbratření

Architecture & Engineering · Vrchlického sady

1950 sculpture by Karel Pokorný

Monument to the unknown sailor

Architecture & Engineering

Statue of Alois Jirásek, Prague

Architecture & Engineering · Jiráskovo náměstí

Statue of Alois

Monument to Avetik Isahakyan

Architecture & Engineering · Circular Park

Cultural heritage monument of Armenia

Mother-Motherland sculpture at the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Monument to Calvo Sotelo

Architecture & Engineering

Memorial in Madrid, Spain

Goya memorial

Architecture & Engineering · Plaza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar

Memorial in Zaragoza, Spain

Roman Catholic Church of St Boniface

Architecture & Engineering · Whitechapel

Catholic church in Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom

Monument to Neil Filatov

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Moscow, Maiden's Field

St. Paul's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Armenian Apostolic church in Anjar

Nitobe Memorial Garden

Architecture & Engineering

traditional Japanese garden located at the University of British Columbia

Detachment Hotel

Architecture & Engineering

former presidential bunker in Florida

Alexei Krylov memorial

Architecture & Engineering · Levoberezhny District

Monument in Moscow, Russia

Monument to Vasily Chapayev in Cheboksary

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Cheboksary, Russia

Monument to Duque de Caxias

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in São Paulo, Brazil

Monument to Fyodor Tolbukhin

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Moscow, Samotychnaya Street

Slobodište

Architecture & Engineering

Memorial complex near Kruševac, Serbia

Chapelle des miracles de Buglose de Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel located in Landes, in France

Honour Roll of the Fallen 1940-1945

Architecture & Engineering · Binnenhof

War memorial in Binnenhof, The Hague, the Netherlands

Airborne Monument

Architecture & Engineering · De Ginkel

War memorial in Ede, Netherlands

Russian Winter

Architecture & Engineering

Sculpture in Moscow, dedicated to civilians died in air strikes during WW2, Russia

Viña del Mar International Song Festival

Sports & Entertainment

Music festival in Viña del Mar, Chile

Moldejazz

Sports & Entertainment · Molde

Annual jazz festival in Norway

1960 Star World Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Rio de Janeiro

Sailing competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Annecy International Animation Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Annecy

Annual film festival held in Annecy, France

1960 Cannes Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Cannes

Film festival edition

Vienna International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Vienna

Annual film festival held in Vienna, Austria

Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Thessaloniki

Annual film festival held in Thessaloniki, Greece

Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater

Sports & Entertainment

Opera and ballet theater in Cheboksary, Chuvashia

10th Berlin International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Berlin

1960 film festival edition

Cartagena Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Cartagena

Film festival

Pyongyang Grand Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea

21st Venice International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Venice

1960 film festival edition

Jesperhus

Sports & Entertainment

Family-owned resort

Split Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Split

Sanremo Music Festival 1960

Sports & Entertainment · Sanremo Casino

10th Italian Music Festival

Turku Music Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Turku

Annual Finnish music festival

1960 San Sebastián International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Victoria Eugenia Theater

1960 film festival edition

Teatro General San Martín

Sports & Entertainment · San Nicolás, Buenos Aires

Theatre and cinema centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Teatro Blanquita

Sports & Entertainment · Colonia Guerrero

Mexico City theater

Arie Crown Theater

Sports & Entertainment

Theater on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Freedomland U.S.A.

Sports & Entertainment

Theme park in New York City (1960–1964)

UEFA European Championship

Sports & Entertainment · Europe

European championship for national association football teams

basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Palazzetto dello Sport

Olympics 1960 Competition

athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Stadio Olimpico

Athletics events at the Olympics

football at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Stadio Olimpico

Association football played at the 1960 Summer Olympics

swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Foro Italico swimming complex

Swimming events at the Olympics

wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Basilica of Maxentius

Competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics

water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Piscina delle Rose

Water polo at the Olympics

speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink

1960 edition of the speed skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Rome

biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · McKinney Creek Stadium

1960 edition of the biathlon competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Lake Albano

Rowing regatta

boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Palazzo dello Sport

Boxing competitions

figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Blyth Arena

1960 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Baths of Caracalla

Event at 1960 Olympics

weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Palazzetto dello Sport

Weightlifting at the Olympics

alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Palisades Tahoe

1960 edition of the alpine skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink

1960 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games

canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Rome

Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Foro Italico swimming complex

Diving at the Olympics

field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Olympic Velodrome, Rome

Field hockey competition

ski jumping at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Papoose Peak Jumps

1960 edition of the ski jumping competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Rome

Ronde van Drenthe

Sports & Entertainment · Drenthe

Recurring sporting event

equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Villa Borghese gardens

Equestrian at the Olympics

Nordic combined at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Papoose Peak Jumps

1960 edition of the Nordic combined skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Gulf of Naples

Place

1960 Winter Universiade

Sports & Entertainment · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Multi-sport event in Chamonix, France

modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Rome

Men's modern pentathlon events at the Olympics

cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · McKinney Creek Stadium

1960 edition of the cross-country skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

Coca-Cola 600

Sports & Entertainment · Charlotte Motor Speedway

Auto race held in Charlotte, United States

1960 European Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Olympia-Kunsteisstadion

Figure skating competition

1960 World Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Vancouver

Figure skating competition

1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final

Sports & Entertainment · Barcelona

Football match

Nordic skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Palisades Tahoe

Nordic skiing practised during the 1960 Olympic Winter Games

Ambetter Health 400

Sports & Entertainment · Atlanta Motor Speedway

Auto race held at Atlanta, United States

Singapore Open Badminton Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Singapore

Badminton championships

Atlanta 500

Sports & Entertainment · Atlanta Motor Speedway

Summertime auto race held in Atlanta, United States

wheelchair fencing at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

Sports & Entertainment · Rome

1960s Paralympic athlete

archery at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

Sports & Entertainment · Rome

athletics at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

Sports & Entertainment · Rome

1960 Copa del Generalísimo Final

Sports & Entertainment · Bernabéu

Football match

1960 Coppa Italia Final

Sports & Entertainment · Giuseppe Meazza Stadium

Football match

Festa d'Elx Trophy

Sports & Entertainment · Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero

Football tournament

1960 DFB-Pokal Final

Sports & Entertainment · Rheinstadion

Association football match

South African cricket team in England in 1960

Sports & Entertainment · England

International cricket tour

Adelaide Fringe Festival

Sports & Entertainment

Annual Australian arts festival

Adelaide Festival

Sports & Entertainment

Arts festival

Democratic Republic of the Congo founded

Empires & Countries · Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of the Congo was founded, with its capital at Kinshasa.

Cyprus founded

Empires & Countries · Nicosia

Cyprus was founded, with its capital at Nicosia.

Somalia founded

Empires & Countries · Mogadishu

Somalia was founded, with its capital at Mogadishu.

Madagascar founded

Empires & Countries · Antananarivo

Madagascar was founded, with its capital at Antananarivo.

Chad founded

Empires & Countries · N'Djamena

Chad was founded, with its capital at N'Djamena.

Cameroon founded

Empires & Countries · Yaoundé

Cameroon was founded, with its capital at Yaoundé.

Mali founded

Empires & Countries · Bamako

Mali was founded, with its capital at Bamako.

Ivory Coast founded

Empires & Countries · Yamoussoukro

Ivory Coast was founded, with its capital at Yamoussoukro.

Burkina Faso founded

Empires & Countries · Ouagadougou

Burkina Faso was founded, with its capital at Ouagadougou.

Senegal founded

Empires & Countries · Dakar

Senegal was founded, with its capital at Dakar.

Benin founded

Empires & Countries · Porto-Novo

Benin was founded, with its capital at Porto-Novo.

Mauritania founded

Empires & Countries · Nouakchott

Mauritania was founded, with its capital at Nouakchott.

Niger founded

Empires & Countries · Niamey

Niger was founded, with its capital at Niamey.

Togo founded

Empires & Countries · Lomé

Togo was founded, with its capital at Lomé.

Central African Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Bangui

Central African Republic was founded, with its capital at Bangui.

Republic of the Congo founded

Empires & Countries · Brazzaville

Republic of the Congo was founded, with its capital at Brazzaville.

Gabon founded

Empires & Countries · Libreville

Gabon was founded, with its capital at Libreville.

Italian Empire dissolved

Empires & Countries · Rome

Italian Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Rome.

British Somaliland dissolved

Empires & Countries · Hargeisa

British Somaliland ceased to exist, having been centered at Hargeisa.

Mali Federation dissolved

Empires & Countries · Dakar

Mali Federation ceased to exist, having been centered at Dakar.

French Togoland dissolved

Empires & Countries · Lomé

French Togoland ceased to exist, having been centered at Lomé.

South Kasai founded

Empires & Countries · Mbuji-Mayi

South Kasai was founded, with its capital at Mbuji-Mayi.

French Cameroons dissolved

Empires & Countries · Yaoundé

French Cameroons ceased to exist, having been centered at Yaoundé.

Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) founded

Empires & Countries · Kinshasa

Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) was founded, with its capital at Kinshasa.

State of Somaliland founded

Empires & Countries · Hargeisa

State of Somaliland was founded, with its capital at Hargeisa.

State of Somaliland dissolved

Empires & Countries · Hargeisa

State of Somaliland ceased to exist, having been centered at Hargeisa.

First Republic of South Korea dissolved

Empires & Countries · Seoul

First Republic of South Korea ceased to exist, having been centered at Seoul.

Second Republic of South Korea founded

Empires & Countries · Seoul

Second Republic of South Korea was founded, with its capital at Seoul.

Somali Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Mogadishu

Somali Republic was founded, with its capital at Mogadishu.

Federation of Nigeria founded

Empires & Countries · Lagos

Federation of Nigeria was founded, with its capital at Lagos.

Brasília founded

Empires & Countries

Brasília was founded.

Islamabad founded

Empires & Countries

Islamabad was founded.

Maharashtra founded

Empires & Countries · Mumbai

Maharashtra was founded, with its capital at Mumbai.

Gujarat founded

Empires & Countries · Gandhinagar

Gujarat was founded, with its capital at Gandhinagar.

State of Katanga founded

Empires & Countries · Lubumbashi

State of Katanga was founded, with its capital at Lubumbashi.