Timeline March 1960

Events in March 1960 5

• 1913 – 1960 Albert Camus French-Algerian writer Camus wrote The Stranger and The Myth of Sisyphus, exploring absurdism and the meaning of life.
• 1960 Elvis Presley discharged from the Army Elvis leaves the Army as a sergeant and returns to recording and film work.
• 1960 – present Ivan Lendl The Terminator Eight-time major winner who pioneered the heavy-topspin baseline game.
• 1960 – 1994 Ayrton Senna Magic Senna Three-time World Champion; widely regarded as the most naturally gifted and intense driver in F1 history.
• 1960 Sharpeville Massacre Police kill 69 anti-pass-law protesters in South Africa South African police open fire on demonstrators protesting the pass laws in Sharpeville, killing 69 people and wounding many more. The massacre draws international condemnation and accelerates the global anti-apartheid movement.