Rulers:
• Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States (1953-1961)
• Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022)
Events:
• Stiftung Sammlung E. G. Bührle established in Zürich.
• Musée Renoir opened in Cagnes-sur-Mer.
• Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art opened in Edinburgh.
Births:
• Banderas, Antonio (1960)
• Barrera, Pilar (1960)
• Branagh, Kenneth (1960)
• Firth, Colin (1960)
• Gilbert, Brian (1960)
• Grant, Hugh (1960)
• Moore, Julianne (1960)
• Platt, Oliver (1960)
• Rylance, Mark (1960)
• Sciorra, Annabella (1960)
• Scott Thomas, Kristin (1960)
• Swinton, Tilda (1960)
• Wells, Audrey (1960-2018)
Deaths:
• Becker, Jacques (1906-1960)
• Camus, Albert (1913-1960)
• Gable, Clark (1901-1960)
• Hammerstein, Oscar II (1895-1960)
• Relph, George (1888-1960)
Music:
• Mancini, Henry (1924-1994): Moon River (1960-61)
• North, Alex (1910-1991): Spartacus (1960)
• Rota, Nino (1911-1979): La Dolce Vita (1960)
• Rota, Nino (1911-1979) Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960)
Art:
• Chagall, Marc (1887-1985): Daphnis et Chloé: La Fable de Syringe (1959-61)
• Chagall, Marc (1887-1985): La Place de la Concord (1960)
• Cocteau, Jean (1889-1963): Orphée (1960)
• De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978): Composizione metafisica (1950-60)
• Moore, Henry (1898-1986): Seated Woman: Shell Skirt (1960)
• Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973): Faunes et chèvre (1959-60)
Film:
• À bout de souffle (1960)
• La Dolce Vita (1960)
• Midnight Lace (1960)
• Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960)
• Spartacus (1960)
• The Time Machine (1960)
• The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)