Timeline January 1960

Events in January 1960 14

• 1891 – 1960 Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) Died 28 January 1960, aged 69 American author and anthropologist celebrated for Their Eyes Were Watching God and her documentation of African American folklore. She died in poverty in Florida and was later recognized as a major figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
• 1909 – 1960 Margaret Sullavan (1909-1960) American actress with a distinctive husky voice, star of The Shop Around the Corner.
• 1919 – 1960 Fausto Coppi Il Campionissimo The dominant force post-WWII; revolutionized training and diet. Winner: 2x Tour de France, 5x Giro d'Italia.
• 1960 Australian Open 1960 Men: Rod Laver · Women: Margaret Smith Margaret Smith began her dominance — she would win 11 Australian Opens.
• 1960 1960: Jack Brabham Cooper Brabham dominated the season with five victories, securing his second consecutive title with Cooper.
• 1960 A Fool in Love Released her debut single A Fool in Love as Tina Turner, launching the Ike & Tina Turner partnership. The song reached number two on the R&B chart.
• 1960 Margaret Sullavan dies in New Haven Margaret Sullavan dies aged 50.
• 1960 Year of Africa Seventeen African nations gain independence Seventeen African territories, including Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Madagascar, Somalia and Cameroon, gain independence from Britain, France and Belgium over the course of the year. The wave of decolonization permanently reshapes the continent's political map.
• 1960 Patsy Cline joins the Grand Ole Opry Member Becomes an Opry member.
• 1960 Brigitte Bardot gives birth to Nicolas-Jacques Charrier Her only child is born in Paris. He was raised mainly by his father.
• 1960 – present Dominique Wilkins The Human Highlight Film One of the greatest dunkers and scorers in NBA history.
• 1960 JFK and the Kennedys -- political intimacy Sinatra organises and performs at John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Gala on 19 January 1961 -- a glittering Hollywood production that embodies the New Frontier optimism Kennedy represents. Sinatra and Kennedy are friends and share several of the same women. The relationship ends bitterly when Kennedy, on Robert Kennedy's advice, cancels a planned stay at Sinatra's Palm Springs estate due to Sinatra's mob connections. Sinatra, humiliated, never forgives Robert Kennedy and subsequently transfers his political allegiance to the Republican Party.
• 1960 – 1997 Michael Hutchence (1960-1997) Died 22 November 1997, aged 37 Michael Hutchence was the lead singer of the Australian rock band INXS, known for hits including Need You Tonight and Never Tear Us Apart. He was found dead in a Sydney hotel room; a coroner ruled the death a suicide. His death shocked fans worldwide and led to years of speculation about its circumstances.
• 1960 Trieste reaches the Challenger Deep Deepest dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench The bathyscaphe Trieste, crewed by Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh, descends nearly 11,000 metres to the floor of the Mariana Trench. It is the first crewed vessel to reach the deepest known point in Earth's oceans.