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Notable Births

1960David Baerwald, American singer-songwriter, composer, and musician^[†]

David Francis Baerwald is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and musician.

1960Caroline Quentin, English actress^[†]

Caroline Quentin is an English actress, broadcaster and television presenter. Quentin became known for her television appearances, portraying Dorothy in Men Behaving Badly (1992–1998), Maddie Magellan in Jonathan Creek (1997–2000), Kate Salinger in Kiss Me Kate and DCI Janine Lewis in Blue Murder (2003–2009).

Historical Events

1960France legislates for the independence of Dahomey (later Benin), Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso) and Niger.^[†]

The Republic of Dahomey, simply known as Dahomey, was established on 4 December 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Prior to attaining autonomy, it had been French Dahomey, part of the French Union. On 1 August 1960, it attained full independence from France.

1960Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[†]

The Congo Crisis was a period of political upheaval and conflict between 1960 and 1965 in the Republic of the Congo. The crisis began almost immediately after the Congo became independent from Belgium and ended, unofficially, with the entire country under the rule of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu. Constituting a series of civil wars, the Congo Crisis was also a proxy conflict in the Cold War, in which the Soviet Union and the United States supported opposing factions. Around 100,000 people are believed to have been killed during the crisis.

1960To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published, in the United States.^[†]

To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1960 Southern Gothic novel by American author Harper Lee. It became instantly successful after its release; in the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. To Kill a Mockingbird won the Pulitzer Prize a year after its release, and it has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on Lee's observations of her family, her neighbors and an event that occurred near her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, in 1936, when she was ten.

Historical Context for July 11, 1960

In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people^[†]