What Happened on May 12, 1960

Historical Events

TV Show Appearance

Elvis Presley appears on a Frank Sinatra television special; Elvis sings Sinatra's 1957 Cy Coleman hit "Witchcraft", and Frank performs Presley's 1956 classic "Love Me Tender"

Famous Birthdays

Lisa Martin, Australian marathoner (Olympic-silver 1988), born in Gawler, South Australia

Born in 1960

Famous Deaths

(Cecil) Armstrong Gibbs, English composer, dies of pneumonia at 70
Prince Aly Khan [Ali Salman Aga Khan], Pakistani socialite, jockey, political ambassador and third husband to Rita Hayworth, dies from injuries sustained in a car accident at 48

Died in 1960 1960 Highlights