The temperature on January 12, 1960 was between -8.5 °C and -1.9 °C and averaged -5.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
April 27 » Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship.
June 26 » Madagascar gains its independence from France.
July 11 » Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
August 16 » Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
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.
September 24 » USSEnterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.
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