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Events on Monday 21 March 1960 2
1960 – 1994Ayrton SennaMagic SennaThree-time World Champion; widely regarded as the most naturally gifted and intense driver in F1 history.
1960Sharpeville MassacrePolice kill 69 anti-pass-law protesters in South AfricaSouth 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.