Events Date 1960 November | History by KabAstro

Nov 1 Benelux treaty goes into effect

Music History

Nov 2 Dmitri Shostakovich's 8th String quartet premieres in Leningrad

Sports History

Nov 2 New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris beats teammate Mickey Mantle for American League MVP Award, 225-222; second-closest vote ever

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Nov 2 Penguin Books cleared of obscenity for publishing DH Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover"

Nov 3 Ivory Coast adopts constitution
Nov 3 Meredith Willson's musical "The Unsinkable Molly Brown", starring Tammy Grimes, opens at Winter Garden, NYC; runs for 532 performances, and wins a Tony Award
Nov 3 Pittsburgh Pirates starter Vern Law (20-9, 18 complete games) wins MLB's Cy Young Award

Historic Discovery

Nov 4 Mary Leakey and Louis Leakey discover first Homo habilis jaw fragments (OH 7) at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

Archaeologist and Paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey

Nov 7 KNRR TV channel 12 in Pembina, ND (IND) begins broadcasting

JFK Defeats Nixon

Nov 8 John F. Kennedy is elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate Richard Nixon who was the incumbent Vice President

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Nov 10 Uncensored version of D. H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley’s Lover" finally goes on sale in the UK after a jury finds publisher Penguin Books not guilty in an obscenity trial

Copies of the un-banned Lady Chatterley were much-prized and sold out within minutes. Photo: Keystone/Getty Images

Nov 11 Record New York Knicks' crowd for the third Madison Square Garden venue on 49th Street, NYC; 18,499 see Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals, 112-108
Nov 12 Mercury-Redstone 1 test launch fails at 10 cm altitude

Vietnam Coup Fails

Nov 12 Military coup against Republic of Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm fails

President of South Vietnam Ngô Đình Diệm

Nov 13 Fire in movie theater kills 152 children in Amude, Spain
Nov 14 2 passenger trains collided at high-speed killing 110 (Czech)
Nov 14 Belgium threatens to leave UN due to criticism on its policy on Congo

Judge With a Passion For Civil Rights

Nov 14 New Orleans elementary schools begin desegregation under an order from U.S. Circuit Judge J. Skelly Wright, the McDonogh Three join McDonogh 19 Elementary School and Ruby Bridges joins William Frantz Elementary School. They are met with death threats and racial slurs while the schools faced immediate boycotts.

Norman Rockwell’s painting of six year-old Ruby Bridges being escorted into a New Orleans school in 1960

Georgia On My Mind

Nov 14 Ray Charles' single "Georgia On My Mind" reaches #1

Elgin Baylor

Nov 15 Elgin Baylor of NBA LA Lakers scores 71 points vs NY Knicks

Nov 15 USS G Washington, 1st sub with nuclear ballistic missiles, launched
Nov 16 NL batting champion Dick Groat of the Pittsburgh Pirateds wins MVP
Nov 16 U.S. marshals escort four six-year-old African-American girls to previously all-white public schools in New Orleans, in response to death threats against the girls and race riots
Nov 17 New MLB Washington franchise is awarded to Elwood Quesada
Nov 18 Charlie Finley makes a bid to purchase expansion LA Angels
Nov 18 Copyright office issues its 10 millionth registration
Nov 19 Mickey Vernon is hired as 1st manager of new Washington team
Nov 20 Australian driver Jack Brabham finishes 4th in season-ending US Grand Prix at Riverside Raceway to retain his F1 World Drivers Championship by 9 points from Bruce McLaren of New Zealand

Scheffing Signs to Tigers

Nov 21 Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down

Baseball Hall of Fame Manager Casey Stengel

Nov 22 French National Meeting decide to build own nuclear weapons
Nov 23 Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year
Nov 23 Tinseltown dedicated its Walk of Fame at Hollywood Blvd & Vine St
Nov 23 Tiros 2, a weather satellite is launched

Chamberlain's Record Rebounds

Nov 24 Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain pulls down NBA record 55 rebounds in Warriors 132-129 defeat to Boston Celtics at Philadelphia Civic Center

Nov 25 "Amos 'n' Andy" made its last broadcast on CBS radio
Nov 25 CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr Malone & 2nd Mrs Burton) & cancels 4 other series
Nov 25 First atomic reactor for research & development, Richland, Wa

Mirabal Sisters

Nov 25 Three of the four Mirabal sisters, opponents of the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic, are assassinated

Dictator of the Dominican Republic Rafael Trujillo

Nov 26 25th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 3-0 in Birmingham
Nov 26 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 16-6 for their 5th Championship
Nov 26 Minneapolis-St Paul baseball club takes the name Twins
Nov 27 CBS radio cancels "Have Gun Will Travel"

Houphouët-Boigny Elected

Nov 27 Félix Houphouët-Boigny elected unopposed as the 1st President of Ivory Coast (rules until 1993)

1st President of Ivory Coast Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Howe 1st to Score 1,000 Points

Nov 27 Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHLer to score 1,000 points

Lumumba Flees Congo

Nov 27 Patrice Lumumba flees Leopoldville, Congo

Congolese Nationalist and Politician Patrice Lumumba

Nov 27 Trailing 38-7 late in 3rd quarter, Buffalo Bills tie Broncos at 38-38
Nov 28 CBS radio expands hourly news coverage from 5 to 10 minutes
Nov 28 Mauritania gains independence from France (National Day)
Nov 29 26th Heisman Trophy Award: Joe Bellino, Navy (HB)
Nov 30 French Senate condemns building own nuclear weapons
Nov 30 Tad Mosels "All the Way Home" premieres in NYC