1960s

The following events occured in the 1960s:

Events

 * c. 1960 - Tom Riddle murders Hepzibah Smith, stealing artifacts of Helga Hufflepuff and Salazar Slytherin.
 * 1963 - The Philosophy of the Mundane: Why Muggles Prefer Not To Know by Professor Mordicus Egg, is published by Dust & Mildewe.
 * c. 1965 - Lucius Malfoy starts Hogwarts.
 * 1967 - The Nimbus Racing Broom Company is formed.
 * 1968 - Sturgis Podmore starts his first year at Hogwarts. Hamish MacFarland become Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports.

Births

 * 1960 - Greta Catchlove
 * c. 1960 - James Potter
 * c. 1960 - Lily Evans
 * c. 1960 - Sirius Black
 * March 10, c. 1960 - Remus Lupin
 * January 9, c. 1960 - Severus Snape to Tobias Snape and Eileen Prince
 * c. 1960 - Peter Pettigrew
 * 1962 - Barty Crouch Jr. to Barty Crouch and his wife
 * 1968 - Gwenog Jones
 * 1968 - Dunbar Oglethorpe

Real-world events

 * The Vietnam War, which began in 1957 and continues until 1975.
 * J. K. Rowling is born on July 31, 1965.
 * United States President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in 1963.
 * Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person in outer space and Neil Armstrong the first to walk on the moon.
 * The ARPAnet, precursor of the Internet, is founded in 1969.