November 28, 1960

1960Jorge Domecq, Spanish lawyer and diplomat^[†]

Jorge Domecq is a Spanish diplomat who is the former ambassador of Spain to the Philippines. From February 2015 to January 2020, he was the European Defence Agency Chief Executive, appointed by Federica Mogherini.

1960John Galliano, Gibraltar-born British fashion designer^[†]

John Charles Galliano is a British fashion designer. He was the creative director of his eponymous label John Galliano and French fashion houses Givenchy and Dior. From 2014 to 2024, Galliano was the creative director of Paris-based fashion house Maison Margiela. Galliano has been named British Designer of the Year four times. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, he was named the fifth most influential person in British culture.

1960Andy Ritchie, English footballer and manager^[†]

Andrew Timothy Ritchie is an English former footballer and manager.

1960Kenny Wharton, English footballer and coach^[†]

Kenneth Wharton is an English former professional footballer, who is the manager of Newcastle Blue Star FC.

1960Dirk Jan de Geer, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1870)^[†]

Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer was a Dutch politician of the Christian Historical Union. He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 8 March 1926 until 10 August 1929, and from 10 August 1939 until 3 September 1940.

1960Tsunenohana Kan'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 31st Yokozuna (born 1896)^[†]

Tsunenohana Kan'ichi was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Okayama. He was the sport's 31st yokozuna.

1960Richard Wright, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (born 1908)^[†]

Richard Nathaniel Wright was an American author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of African Americans during the late 19th to mid 20th centuries suffering discrimination and violence. His best known works include the novella collection Uncle Tom's Children (1938), the novel Native Son (1940), and the memoir Black Boy (1945). Literary critics believe his work helped change race relations in the United States in the mid-20th century.

1960Mauritania becomes independent of France.^[†]

Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest. By land area Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and 28th-largest in the world; 90% of its territory is in the Sahara. Most of its population of some 4.3 million lives in the temperate south of the country; roughly a third of the population is concentrated in the capital and largest city, Nouakchott, on the Atlantic coast.