January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
April 29 » A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.
October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
Day of death January 19, 1960
The temperature on January 19, 1960 was between 1.9 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 14 » The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority, is established.
May 7 » Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers.
May 13 » Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
August 1 » Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France.
August 12 » Echo 1A, NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched.
October 19 » The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba.
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