The temperature on October 24, 1960 was between 9.8 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (15%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 6 » The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties.
June 30 » Belgian Congo gains independence as Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).
July 11 » Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
August 1 » Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France.
September 18 » Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations.
November 28 » Mauritania becomes independent of France.
Day of death June 1, 1964
The temperature on June 1, 1964 was between 11.3 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 9.8 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (9%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
March 19 » Over 500,000 Brazilians attend the March of the Family with God for Liberty, in protest against the government of João Goulart and against communism.
May 20 » Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias.
June 2 » The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed.
October 10 » The Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony is the first to be relayed live by satellites.
October 16 » China detonates its first nuclear weapon.
October 22 » An all-party Parliamentary Committee selects the design which will become the new official flag of Canada.
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