Events from the year 1960 in South Korea.
Incumbents
*President:
Rhee Syng-man
Syngman Rhee (, ; 26 March 1875 – 19 July 1965) was a South Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960.
Rhee was also the first and last president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Ko ...
(until 26 April),
Yun Posun (starting 12 August)
*Vice President:
Chang Myon
Chang Myon (hangul: 장면; hanja: 張勉; August28, 1899June4, 1966) was a South Korean statesman, educator, diplomat, journalist and social activist as well as a Roman Catholic youth activist. He was the only prime minister of the parliamenta ...
(until 23 April),
Yun Posun (23 April-26 April)
*Prime Minister:
Heo Jeong (15 June-18 August)
Events
* 26 January – According to
National Police Agency of ROK official confirmed report, a
human stampede
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by
Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is the beginning of a calendar year whose months are moon cycles, based on the lunar calendar or lunisolar calendar.
The Lunar New Year as a celebration is observed by numerous cultures. It is also named " Chinese New Year" becau ...
rush in
Seoul Station, total 31 persons were crush to death, 49 persons were hurt.
* 2 March – According to South Korea Fire Service official confirmed report, a fire and explosion in Kukje Rubber and Manufacturing plant in
Busan, 68 persons were fatalities.
* 19 April -
April Revolution
* 5 September – Samyang Tires, as predecessor of
Kumho Tires
Kumho Tire (formerly known as Samyang Tire) is a South Korea, Korean tire manufacturer. It is a subsidiary of Chinese tire conglomerate . Kumho Tire was previously operated as a business unit of the Kumho Asiana Group.
Operations
An industrial C ...
has founded.
Births
* 3 June -
Kim Hyun-jun
Kim Hyun-jun (Hangul: 김현준; June 3, 1960 – October 2, 1999) was a South Korean basketball player.
He played as a shooting guard. He was 182 cm (5 ft 11.75 in) tall. He competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, where the Sout ...
, basketball player (died
1999
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...
)
* 9 November -
Seo Hajin, writer.
* 20 December -
Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...
, film director (died
2020
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).
Deaths
* 16 October -
Hyun Jae-myung.
See also
*
List of South Korean films of 1960
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
*
Years in Japan
*
Years in North Korea
This is a list of years in North Korea.
20th century
21st century
See also
* List of years in South Korea
* List of years by country
* Timeline of Korean history
*North Korean calendar
The ''Juche'' calendar, named after the ''Ju ...
References
{{Asia topic, 1960 in
South Korea
Years of the 20th century in South Korea
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1960s in South Korea