July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.
Day of death December 19, 1960
The temperature on December 19, 1960 was between -1.9 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
May 22 » The Great Chilean earthquake, measuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, hits southern Chile, becoming the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.
July 11 » France legislates for the independence of Dahomey (later Benin), Upper Volta (later Burkina) and Niger.
July 21 » Sirimavo Bandaranaike is elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, becoming the world's first female head of government
August 1 » Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France.
August 11 » Chad declares independence.
August 15 » Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France.
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