1960

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1960    BBC Sports Personality of the Year was    David Broome Show Jumper Sports & Leisure > BBC Sports Personality of the Year

1960    winners of the FA Cup were    Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 Blackburn Rovers 0 Sports & Leisure > Football - FA Cup Winners

1960    Summer Olympic Games were held in    Rome Sports & Leisure > Summer Olympic Games Cities

Kidnapped    was released in    1960 Movies > Films - Disney

Pollyanna    was released in    1960 Movies > Films - Disney

Swiss Family Robinson    was released in    1960 Movies > Films - Disney

1960    Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion was    Maria Bueno Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champions

1960    Winter Olympics host was    Squaw Valley Sports & Leisure > Winter Olympics Game Cities

1960    Palme d'Or winner was    La Dolce Vita Directed by Federico Fellini Movies > Cannes Palme d'Or

1960    winner of the French Open Men's Singles was    Nicola Pietrangeli Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Open Men's Singles Champions

1960    Tony Award winner for Best Musical was    The Sound of Music Music > Tony Awards - Best Musical

1960    Swiss Football League Championship winners were    Young Boys Bern Sports & Leisure > Football - Swiss Football League Champions

1960        The Flintstones First Appeared Originally made as The Flagstones, in the early 1960s the characters were used to advertise cigarettes. History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

John F. Kennedy, Jr.    was born on    November 25, 1960 Misc > Birthdates

1960    the winner was    Lynda Lee Mead Natchez, Mississippi Misc > Miss America Winners

1960    the winner was    The Apartment Directed by Billy Wilder for United Artists Movies > Academy Award for Best Picture

1960    winner of The Masters was    Arnold Palmer Second golfer to lead The Masters every round and win (wire to wire). Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Masters Winners

1960    UEFA Champions League winners were    Real Madrid Spain Sports & Leisure > Football - UEFA Champions League Winners

1960    the winner was    The Horse With the Flying Tail A documentary on a Palomino horse and it’s journey at becoming a champion for the US Equestrian Team Movies > Academy Award for Best Documentary

Victoria Rowell    was born on    May 10, 1960 Portland ME, actress (Drucilla-Young and Restless) Misc > Birthdates

Bono Vox    was born on    May 10, 1960 [Paul Hauson], Dublin Ireland, rocker (U2-Joshua Tree) Misc > Birthdates

1960    Senior Isle of Man TT winner was    Surtees MV- 500cc Sports & Leisure > Motorcycling - Isle of Man Senior TT

Onslaught    was built on    24th September 1960 Built at Chatham Dockyard Broken Up 1991 History & Mythology > O Class Submarines

1960        The Irishman by Elizabeth O'Conner Arts & Literature > The Miles Franklin Award for Australian Literature

1960    the winner was    Darlene Hard Defeated Yola Ramirez 6-3, 6-4 Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Ladies Open Singles Champions

Cameroon    gained independence in    1960 1 January. France (French-administered UN trusteeship History & Mythology > Independence Dates

The Central African Republic    gained independence in    1960 13 August. France History & Mythology > Independence Dates

Chad    gained independence in    1960 11 August. France History & Mythology > Independence Dates

The Democratic Republic of the Congo    gained independence in    1960 30 June. Belgium History & Mythology > Independence Dates

Cote D’Ivoire    gained independence in    1960 7 August. France History & Mythology > Independence Dates

Madagascar    gained independence in    1960 26 June. France History & Mythology > Independence Dates

Mauritania    gained independence in    1960 28 November. France History & Mythology > Independence Dates

Sun Ra, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Wynton Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr.,    are all    Band Leaders Since 1960 Misc > Common Threads 1

Brasilia Was Declared the Capital of Brazil in 1960    is    True Misc > True or False

1960    the winners were    USSR Sports & Leisure > Football - UEFA European Championship

1960    Melbourne Cup winner was    Hi Jinx Jockey - William A. Smith, Trainer - Trevor H. Knowles, Owner - T. H. Knowles & K. R. Sly, Time - 3.23.75 Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - The Melbourne Cup

First Kidney Transplant, Islamabad Becomes Capital of Pakistan, U2 Spy Plane Shot Down over USSR    are all    Major Events of 1960 Misc > Common Threads 2

Theodore H. White    wrote    The Making of a President, 1960 1961 Arts & Literature > Books

1960        Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho Opened In New York History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

1960    Eurovision Song Contest winner was    France "Tom Pillibi" performed by Jacqueline Boyer. Music André Popp, Lyrics Pierre Cour Music > Eurovision Song Contest by Year

1960        Indus Waters Treaty Water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan. History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions

1960        Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security (US/Japan) Strengthens Japan's ties to the "West" during the Cold War era. History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions

Don Potter    created the sculpture    Robert Baden-Powell, 1960 Arts & Literature > Sculptors

1960    Preakness Stakes winner was    Bally Ache Bobby Ussery on board -- Trainer Jimmy Pitt -- Turfland -- 1:57.60 Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Preakness Stakes Winners

1960    was the debut year for    Norway Music > Eurovision Song Contest - Debut Year of Countries

1960    was won by    Judy Cassab For the painting 'Stanislaus Rapotec' Arts & Literature > Archibald Prize Recipients

1960    was the first publication of    One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Arts & Literature > Dr Seuss Books

The Making of the President, 1960    was written by    Theodore White 1962 Arts & Literature > Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction

1960    was won by    Olympia Lord Donoughmore Sports & Leisure > Irish Grand National Winners

Ottawa Rough Riders    won the Grey Cup in    1960 Ottawa Rough Riders defeated Edmonton Eskimos 16-6 at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 26, 1960 Sports & Leisure > Canadian Football - Grey Cup Winners