In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
March 1 » Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
August 14 » France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
August 15 » Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.
September 28 » Foundation of the Portuguese football club FC Porto.
December 23 » The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.
Day of death October 29, 1960
The temperature on October 29, 1960 was between 8.9 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 11.1 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (9%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 28 » The National Football League announced expansion teams for Dallas to start in the 1960 NFL season and Minneapolis-St. Paul for 1961 NFL season.
May 23 » A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii.
July 12 » Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
September 8 » In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1).
November 1 » While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the Peace Corps.
December 11 » French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French President Charles de Gaulle.
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