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1960s

Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century

Decades: 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000s - 2010s

Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

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The most important events

• 1961 - Berlin Wall built
• 1969 - The first man on the moon

Important people

• Pope Paul VI since 1963
• Pope John XXIII, Pope until 1963
• Elizabeth II, british queen
• Hirohito, emperor of Japan
• Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the USA until 1961
• John F. Kennedy, President of the USA until 1963
• Lyndon Johnson, President of the USA
• Konrad Adenauer, German chanceller until 1963
• Muhammed Ali, boxer
• Sean Connery, actor
• Alfred Hitchcock, writer

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