The temperature on January 8, 1960 was between -1.3 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
March 4 » The French freighter La Coubre explodes in Havana, Cuba, killing 100.
August 5 » Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
August 11 » Chad declares independence.
November 1 » While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the Peace Corps.
November 8 » John F. Kennedy is elected as the 35th President of the United States.
December 13 » While Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard seizes the capital and proclaims him deposed and his son, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, Emperor.
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