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October 29, 1960

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Historical Context for October 29, 1960

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

Notable Births

1960Michael Carter, American football player and athlete[†]

Michael D'Andrea Carter is an American former professional football player and track and field athlete. He played pro football as a nose tackle with the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). Carter was a three-time Pro Bowl and four-time All-Pro selection, including three times on the first-team. He helped the 49ers win three Super Bowls. He was also an Olympic athlete, winning a silver medal in the shot put in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Fabiola Gianotti

1960Fabiola Gianotti, Italian physicist and academic[†]

Fabiola Gianotti is an Italian experimental particle physicist who is the current and first woman Director-General at CERN in Switzerland. Her first mandate began on 1 January 2016 and ran for a period of five years. At its 195th Session in 2019, the CERN Council selected Gianotti for a second term as Director-General. Her second five-year term began on 1 January 2021 and goes on until 2025. This is the first time in CERN's history that a Director-General has been appointed for a full second term.

1960Thorsten Schlumberger, German footballer[†]

Thorsten Schlumberger is a former professional German footballer.

Historical Events

California Polytechnic State University football team plane crash

1960An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio.[†]

On October 29, 1960, a Curtiss C-46 passenger aircraft crashed shortly after take-off near Toledo, Ohio, U.S. The World War II-era aircraft was carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs college football team home from a game against the Bowling Green Falcons. Of the 48 people on board, 22 were killed, including both pilots, 16 players, a student manager, and a Cal Poly football booster.

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