On this day

September 9, 1960

Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for September 9, 1960

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

Notable Births

Hugh Grant

1960Hugh Grant, English actor and producer[†]

Hugh John Mungo Grant is an English actor. He established himself early in his career as a charming and vulnerable romantic leading man, and has since transitioned into a character actor. He has received several accolades including a British Academy Film Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. He received an Honorary César in 2006. In 2022, Time Out magazine listed Grant as one of Britain's 50 greatest actors of all time. As of 2025, his films have grossed over US$4 billion worldwide.

1960Bob Hartley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]

Robert "Bob" Hartley is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. He most recently served as the head coach of Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has additionally coached the Latvia men's national ice hockey team. He coached the Colorado Avalanche from 1998–2002 and won the Stanley Cup in 2001. He also coached the Atlanta Thrashers from the 2003–04 season up until the beginning of the 2007–08 season, when he was fired after the Thrashers got off to an 0–6 start. Hartley is an ice hockey analyst for the French-language RDS television channel, he became the head coach of the ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League A in March of 2011. From 2012 to 2016, Hartley was the head coach of the Calgary Flames.

Johnson Righeira

1960Johnson Righeira, Italian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor[†]

Stefano Righi, known professionally as Johnson Righeira, is an Italian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor. He is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the Italo disco duo Righeira. After the duo disbanded for the second time in 2016, he pursued a solo career and founded the record label Kottolengo Recordings.

Bob Stoops

1960Bob Stoops, American football player and coach[†]

Robert Anthony Stoops is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Arlington Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He was the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1999 through the 2016 season, and on an interim basis during the 2021 Alamo Bowl. He led the Oklahoma Sooners to a record of 191–48 over his career. His 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team won the 2001 Orange Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game, and earned a consensus national championship. Since 2020, Stoops has been a head coach with the XFL, coaching the Renegades in 2020 and was re-signed for the rebooted XFL in 2023. Stoops' Renegades won the XFL Championship in 2023.

Kimberly Willis Holt

1960Kimberly Willis Holt, American author[†]

Kimberly Willis Holt is an American writer of children's books. She is best known for the novel When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, which won the 1999 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature. It was adapted as a 2003 film of the same name.

Notable Deaths

Jussi Björling

1960Jussi Björling, Swedish tenor (born 1911)[†]

Johan Jonatan "Jussi" Björling was a Swedish tenor. One of the leading operatic singers of the 20th century, Björling appeared for many years at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and less frequently at the major European opera houses, including the Royal Opera House in London and La Scala in Milan. He sang the Italian, French and Russian opera repertory with taste.

Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device

Filter by:

Headlines from September 9, 1960

LUMUMBA BIDS U.N. GIVE UP CONTROLS OR FACE OUSTER; Congo Premier Is Supported by Senate in His Dispute With the President LUMUMBA BIDS U.N. GIVE UP CONTROLS

By Henry Tannerspecial To the New York Times

Sen, 41-2, rejects Kasavubu's dismissal of Lumumba; Lumumba says he will demand immediate withdrawal of all UN troops, s, Sen; hailed; at later news conf says withdrawal will be demanded unless UN gives up control of airports and radio; climaxes conf by displaying recently captured 'Belgian paratrooper'; calls Sen vote defeat for UN and Kasavubu; clandestine radio station goes on air, Leopoldville; urges support for Kasavubu

None0 words