The temperature on January 1, 1961 was between 0.8 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 9 » British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland Spy Ring in London.
April 8 » A large explosion on board the MVDara in the Persian Gulf kills 238.
May 28 » Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International.
August 15 » Border guard Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany while on duty guarding the construction of the Berlin Wall.
September 16 » Pakistan establishes its Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with Abdus Salam as its head.
October 29 » Syria exits from the United Arab Republic.
Day of death January 9, 1961
The temperature on January 9, 1961 was between 1.6 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (44%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies in Algeria.
January 24 » Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
February 14 » Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.
June 1 » The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history.
November 29 » Project Mercury: Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission: Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico.
December 9 » Tanganyika becomes independent from Britain.
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