The temperature on June 17, 1960 was between 13.6 °C and 24.2 °C and averaged 19.1 °C. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
July 1 » Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its head of state.
July 1 » Independence of Somalia.
July 20 » The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USSGeorge Washington, for the first time.
October 1 » Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
November 1 » While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the Peace Corps.
December 17 » Troops loyal to Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia crush the coup that began December 13, returning power to their leader upon his return from Brazil. Haile Selassie absolves his son of any guilt.
Day of marriage May 27, 1988
The temperature on May 27, 1988 was between 12.5 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 10.0 mm of rain during 6.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 13 » Lee Teng-hui becomes the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China.
March 6 » Three Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers are shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar in Operation Flavius.
June 1 » European Central Bank is founded in Brussels.
June 27 » The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people.
July 8 » The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more.
December 9 » The Michael Hughes Bridge in Sligo, Ireland, is officially opened.
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