September 1960 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in September 1960.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Macmillan (Conservative), Pope John XXIII was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on September 1960: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of September 1960?
Events
- 01 Sep 1960 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open
- 02 Sep 1960 Tamara and Irina Press (USSR) become 1st sisters to win olympic gold
- 05 Sep 1960 President Kasavubu fires Premier Lumumba of Congo
- 06 Sep 1960 William Hamilton Martin and Bernon F. Mitchell, two American cryptologists, announce their defection to the Soviet Union at a press conference in Moscow.
- 07 Sep 1960 Ljudmila Shevcova runs female olympic record 800m
- 08 Sep 1960 German DR limits access to East-Berlin for West Berliners
- 09 Sep 1960 4th American Football League plays first game (Denver 13, Boston 10).
- 10 Sep 1960 Abebe Bikila runs Olympic / World record marathon
- 11 Sep 1960 17th Olympic games close in Rome Italy
- 13 Sep 1960 Dutch 1st Chamber condemns soccer-law
- 14 Sep 1960 Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia and Venezuela form OPEC
- 15 Sep 1960 France spends 9 billion guilders on atomic experiments
- 16 Sep 1960 Amos Alonzo Stagg retires as a football coach at age 98.
- 17 Sep 1960 Cuba nationalizes American-owned banks.
- 18 Sep 1960 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Memphis Golf Open
- 20 Sep 1960 WFSU TV channel 11 in Tallahassee, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 22 Sep 1960 Mali (formerly French Sudan) declares independence from France
- 24 Sep 1960 USS Enterprise, 1st nuclear power aircraft carrier, launches
- 25 Sep 1960 1st Atomic powered aircraft carrier (Enterprise) launched (US)
- 26 Sep 1960 1st of 4 TV debates Nixon and Kennedy took place (Chicago)
- 28 Sep 1960 Millionaire, last airs on CBS-TV
- 29 Sep 1960 Johnny Ringo, TV Western Drama
- 30 Sep 1960 West Germany signs trade agreement with East Germany
- 02 Sep 1960 The first election of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in September 1960?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never
- Chubby Checker - The Twist
- Connie Francis - My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own
- The Ventures - Walk -- Don't Run
- Sam Cooke - Chain Gang
Top #5 songs in the UK
- The Shadows - Apache
- Ricky Valance - Tell Laura I Love Her
- Elvis Presley - Mess Of Blues
- Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely
- Duane Eddy - Because They're Young
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in September 1960?
The Last Temptation Of Christ
By: Nikos Kazantzakis
The international bestseller about Jesus Christ's life and death. The Last Temptation of Christ has been hailed as a masterpiece worldwide by critics. It is a massive reinterpretation of Gospels.
The Waste Makers
By: Vance Packard
The Waste Makers is Vance Packard’s 1960 pioneering work about how rapid growth can lead to "the systematic attempt by business to make us wasteful and debt-ridden, permanently unhappy individuals."
The Liberal Hour
By: John Kenneth Galbraith
This book, which was published before 1923, is a reproduction of an important original.
The Conscience Of A Conservative
By: Barry Goldwater
2011 Reprint of the 1960 Edition. Original edition in full facsimile. Not reproduced using optical recognition software. Goldwater published "The Conscience Of A Conservative" in the year he was born.