The temperature on December 3, 1960 was between 4.5 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 18.2 mm of rain during 12.6 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 29 » The 5.7Mw Agadir earthquake shakes coastal Morocco with a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme), destroying Agadir, and leaving 12,000 dead and another 12,000 injured.
April 4 » France agrees to grant independence to the Mali Federation, a union of Senegal and French Sudan.
April 21 » Brasília, Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro.
June 26 » Madagascar gains its independence from France.
September 10 » At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet.
December 11 » French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French President Charles de Gaulle.
Day of burial December 7, 1960
The temperature on December 7, 1960 was between 2.9 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
April 27 » Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship.
May 3 » The Anne Frank House museum opens in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
September 2 » The first election of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, in history of Tibet. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day.
September 14 » The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.
November 25 » The Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic are assassinated.
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