The temperature on December 9, 1960 was between 0.5 °C and 3.5 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 14 » The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority, is established.
January 23 » The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 metres (35,797ft) in the Pacific Ocean.
May 16 » Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.
August 5 » Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
September 5 » Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal.
October 19 » The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba.
Day of cremation December 12, 1960
The temperature on December 12, 1960 was between 0.8 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 25 » The National Association of Broadcasters reacts to the "payola" scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records.
July 4 » Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959, the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, almost ten and a half months later (see Flag Acts (United States)).
July 11 » France legislates for the independence of Dahomey (later Benin), Upper Volta (later Burkina) and Niger.
August 20 » Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence.
November 1 » While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the Peace Corps.
December 17 » Munich C-131 crash: Twenty passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground are killed.
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