1960: what happened around the world

In 1960, 109 events recorded on Erask's globe began — The Troubles, 1960 Valdivia earthquake and Congo Crisis among the best known. 72 more were already under way, such as Algerian War and Treaty of Paris. 170 things were founded or built that year, from Democratic Republic of the Congo and Cyprus.

109events began
72already under way
170founded or built
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Accidents and fires43

+3 less-known, on the globe.

Wars, battles and sieges37

Revolts, massacres and attacks19

Disasters5

Treaties, councils and politics4

Expeditions1

Already under way in 196072

Came to an end in 19607

Founded or built in 1960170

+140 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1960

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →