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December 15, 1960

On December 15, 1960, richard Pavlick is arrested for plotting to assassinate U.S. President-Elect John F. Kennedy. The year's #1 song was "Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith. Rudi Völler, Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova, Gustavo Petro would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1960th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 960th year of the 2nd millennium, the 60th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1960s decade.

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What happened

On December 15, 1960

  1. 1960 Richard Pavlick is arrested for plotting to assassinate U.S. President-Elect John F. Kennedy.

    Failed assassin of US president-elect John F. Kennedy

    S. S. president-elect John F.

  2. 1960 King Mahendra of Nepal suspends the country's constitution, dissolves parliament, dismisses the cabinet, and imposes direct rule.

    King of Nepal from 1955 to 1972

    Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was the King of Nepal from 13 March 1955 until his death in 1972.

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The class of 1960

Others born in 1960

Rudi Völler 1960– German footballer and manager
Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova 1960– Ukrainian runner
Gustavo Petro 1960– Colombian politician, 34th and current President of Colombia
Frank Viola 1960– American baseball player and coach
Debbie Flintoff-King 1960– Australian hurdler and coach
Mart Laar 1960– Estonian historian and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Estonia

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