September 1960 calendar

September 1960
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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.