The following events occurred in the 1960s:

Events

• Magnus "Dent-Head" Macdonald spearheads a campaign to reintroduce Creaothceann. The Ministry of Magic refuses to lift the ban.^{[citation needed]}
• Jody Jacknife is made head of Slytherin Quidditch team^{[citation needed]}
• 1961: Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett start their first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and are Sorted into Gryffindor.^{[citation needed]}
• c. 1962: Bellatrix Lestrange née Black and Rita Skeeter start their first year at Hogwarts.^{[citation needed]}
• 1963: The Philosophy of the Mundane: Why the Muggles Prefer Not to Know by Professor Mordicus Egg, is published by Dust & Mildew.^{[citation needed]}
• c. 1964 or 1965: Andromeda Tonks née Black starts her first year at Hogwarts.^{[citation needed]}
• 1965: The Ban on Experimental Breeding is enacted.^{[citation needed]}
• 1965 or 1966: Lucius Malfoy starts his first year at Hogwarts and is Sorted into Slytherin.^{[citation needed]}
• c. 1966: Narcissa Malfoy née Black starts her first year at Hogwarts and is also Sorted into Slytherin.^{[citation needed]}
• 1967: The Nimbus Racing Broom Company is formed.^{[citation needed]}
• 1968: Sturgis Podmore starts his first year at Hogwarts. Arthur and Molly Weasley graduate. Hamish MacFarlan becomes Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports.^{[citation needed]}
• Rubeus Hagrid gains his job as Gamekeeper at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Births

• c. 1960: Peter Pettigrew^{[citation needed]}
• 1960: Greta Catchlove^{[citation needed]}
• 9 January, 1960: Severus Snape to Tobias Snape and Eileen Prince.^{[citation needed]}
• 30 January, 1960: Lily Evans to Mr. and Mrs. Evans.^{[citation needed]}
• 10 March, 1960: Remus Lupin to Mr. and Mrs. Lupin.^{[citation needed]}
• 27 March, 1960: James Potter to Mr. and Mrs. Potter.^{[citation needed]}
• 1961: Regulus Black to Orion and Walburga Black.
• c. 1961: Dirk Cresswell^{[citation needed]}
• 1962: Bartemius Crouch Jr. to Bartemius Crouch Sr. and his wife.^{[citation needed]}
• 1964: Glenda Chittock^{[citation needed]}
• 1964: Lorcan d'Eath^{[citation needed]}
• 1968: Gwenog Jones^{[citation needed]}
• 1968: Dunbar Oglethorpe^{[citation needed]}
• 1960s: Davey Gudgeon^{[citation needed]}

Deaths

• 1962: Belvina Black^{[citation needed]}
• 1965: Lycoris Black^{[citation needed]}
• 1966: Sacharissa Tugwood^{[citation needed]}

Behind the scenes

• 22 December, 1962: Ralph Fiennes is born.^{[citation needed]}
• 1962: Hanna Lützen is born.^{[citation needed]}
• 31 July, 1965: J. K. Rowling is born.^{[citation needed]}
• 26 May, 1966: Helena Bonham Carter is born.^{[citation needed]}
• 25 November, 1966: Simon Grover is born.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Dating conventions

External links

• 1960s on Wikipedia