The temperature on March 17, 1960 was between 1.6 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (5%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
May 1 » Formation of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra; also known as "Maharashtra Day".
May 3 » The Off-Broadway musical comedy The Fantasticks opens in New York City's Greenwich Village, eventually becoming the longest-running musical of all time.
May 6 » More than 20million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
June 26 » Madagascar gains its independence from France.
July 8 » Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.
September 14 » The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.
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