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| '''1960''' (MCMLX) is 60th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1960s decade. It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of [[Pan-Africanism]]. | '''1960''' (MCMLX) is 60th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1960s decade. It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of [[Pan-Africanism]]. | ||
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[1960 U-2 incident]] | *[[1960 U-2 incident]] | ||
| *[[Hara-Kiri (magazine)|Hara Kiri]] is launched | *[[Hara-Kiri (magazine)|Hara Kiri]] is launched | ||
| - | *[[November 2]] – [[Penguin Books]] is found not guilty of [[obscenity]] in the trial ''[[R v Penguin Books Ltd.]]'', the ''[[Lady Chatterley's Lover]]'' case. | + | *[[November 2]] – [[Penguin Books]] is found not guilty of [[obscenity]] in the trial ''[[R v Penguin Books Ltd]]'', the ''[[Lady Chatterley's Lover]]'' case. |
| === Film === | === Film === | ||
| *''[[Peeping Tom (film)|Peeping Tom]]'' by Michael Powell | *''[[Peeping Tom (film)|Peeping Tom]]'' by Michael Powell | ||
| *''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' by Alfred Hitchcock | *''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' by Alfred Hitchcock | ||
| - | *''[[Eyes Without a Face]]'' by Georges Franju | + | *''[[Eyes Without a Face (film) |Eyes Without a Face]]'' by Georges Franju |
| *''[[Black Sunday ]]'' by Mario Bava | *''[[Black Sunday ]]'' by Mario Bava | ||
| - | *''[[Breathless ]]'' by Jean-Luc Godard | + | *''[[Breathless (1960 film)|Breathless ]]'' by Jean-Luc Godard |
| *''[[Jigoku (film)|Jigoku]]'' by Nobuo Nakagawa | *''[[Jigoku (film)|Jigoku]]'' by Nobuo Nakagawa | ||
| *''[[House of Usher (film)|House of Usher]]'' by Roger Corman | *''[[House of Usher (film)|House of Usher]]'' by Roger Corman | ||
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| *''[[Shoot the Piano Player]]'' by François Truffaut | *''[[Shoot the Piano Player]]'' by François Truffaut | ||
| *''[[The Virgin Spring ]]'' by Ingmar Bergman | *''[[The Virgin Spring ]]'' by Ingmar Bergman | ||
| - | *''[[The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film]]'' by Richard Lester and Peter Sellers | ||
| *''[[El cochecito]]'' by Marco Ferreri | *''[[El cochecito]]'' by Marco Ferreri | ||
| *''[[La Dolce Vita]]'' by Federico Fellini | *''[[La Dolce Vita]]'' by Federico Fellini | ||
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| ===Visual art=== | ===Visual art=== | ||
| - | *[[March 9]] – [[Anthropométries de l'époque bleue]] performance by Yves Klein in Paris | + | *''[[Anthropométries de l'époque bleue]]'' performance by Yves Klein in Paris |
| *''[[Leap into the Void]]'' (''Saut dans le vide''), a [[photograph]] by [[Yves Klein]] | *''[[Leap into the Void]]'' (''Saut dans le vide''), a [[photograph]] by [[Yves Klein]] | ||
| * [[Alberto Korda]] takes his [[Guerrillero Heroico|iconic photograph]] of Ernesto "Che" Guevara. | * [[Alberto Korda]] takes his [[Guerrillero Heroico|iconic photograph]] of Ernesto "Che" Guevara. | ||
| + | *''[[Les Masochistes]]'' by Roland Topor | ||
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| ===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
| *''[[Blue Movie (novel)|Blue Movie]]'' by Terry Southern | *''[[Blue Movie (novel)|Blue Movie]]'' by Terry Southern | ||
| - | *''[[Boredom]]'' by Alberto Moravia | + | *''[[Boredom (novel) |Boredom]]'' by Alberto Moravia |
| *''[[Theory of Film ]]'' by Siegfried Kracauer | *''[[Theory of Film ]]'' by Siegfried Kracauer | ||
| + | *''[[L'enfant et la vie familiale sous l'ancien régime]]'' by Philippe Ariès | ||
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| ===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
| ====Albums==== | ====Albums==== | ||
| *''[[Kontakte (Stockhausen)|Kontakte]]'' by Stockhausen | *''[[Kontakte (Stockhausen)|Kontakte]]'' by Stockhausen | ||
| + | *''[[Eden's Island]]'' by eden ahbez | ||
| + | *''[[Drums of Passion]]'' by Babatunde Olatunji | ||
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| ====Singles==== | ====Singles==== | ||
| - | *"[[Angel Baby (song)|Angel Baby]]" by Rosie & The Originals | + | *"[[Angel Baby (Rosie and the Originals song) |Angel Baby]]" by Rosie & The Originals |
| *"[[This Bitter Earth]]" by Dinah Washington | *"[[This Bitter Earth]]" by Dinah Washington | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| + | *[[August 10]] - [[Mark Stewart (English musician)|Mark Stewart]], English musician ("[[This Is Stranger Than Love]]"). | ||
| *[[Lev Manovich]] | *[[Lev Manovich]] | ||
| *[[Takashi Miike]] | *[[Takashi Miike]] | ||
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| *[[Atom Egoyan]] | *[[Atom Egoyan]] | ||
| *[[Maurizio Cattelan]] | *[[Maurizio Cattelan]] | ||
| - | *[[Scientist (musician)|Hopeton "Overton" Brown (Scientist)]] | + | *[[Scientist (musician)]] |
| *[[Jean-Michel Basquiat]] (1960 - 1988) | *[[Jean-Michel Basquiat]] (1960 - 1988) | ||
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1960 (MCMLX) is 60th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1960s decade. It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
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Art and culture
- 1960 U-2 incident
- Hara Kiri is launched
- November 2 – Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the trial R v Penguin Books Ltd, the Lady Chatterley's Lover case.
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Film
- Peeping Tom by Michael Powell
- Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock
- Eyes Without a Face by Georges Franju
- Black Sunday by Mario Bava
- Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard
- Jigoku by Nobuo Nakagawa
- House of Usher by Roger Corman
- The Little Shop of Horrors by Roger Corman
- L'Avventura by Michelangelo Antonioni
- Shoot the Piano Player by François Truffaut
- The Virgin Spring by Ingmar Bergman
- El cochecito by Marco Ferreri
- La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini
- Village of the Damned by Wolf Rilla
- Zazie dans le métro by Louis Malle
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Short film
- High Note, Looney Tunes animated short directed by Chuck Jones
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Visual art
- Anthropométries de l'époque bleue performance by Yves Klein in Paris
- Leap into the Void (Saut dans le vide), a photograph by Yves Klein
- Alberto Korda takes his iconic photograph of Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
- Les Masochistes by Roland Topor
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Literature
- Blue Movie by Terry Southern
- Boredom by Alberto Moravia
- Theory of Film by Siegfried Kracauer
- L'enfant et la vie familiale sous l'ancien régime by Philippe Ariès
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Music
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Albums
- Kontakte by Stockhausen
- Eden's Island by eden ahbez
- Drums of Passion by Babatunde Olatunji
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Singles
- "Angel Baby" by Rosie & The Originals
- "This Bitter Earth" by Dinah Washington
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Births
- August 10 - Mark Stewart, English musician ("This Is Stranger Than Love").
- Lev Manovich
- Takashi Miike
- Afrika Bambaataa
- Julianne Moore
- Atom Egoyan
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Scientist (musician)
- Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960 - 1988)
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Deaths
- Albert Camus (1913 - 1960)
- Paul-Emile Bécat (1885 – 1960)
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