The temperature on August 12, 1960 was between 9.5 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 5.0 mm of rain during 7.8 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 25 » The National Association of Broadcasters reacts to the "payola" scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records.
February 19 » China successfully launches the T-7, its first sounding rocket.
April 27 » Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship.
May 1 » Formation of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra; also known as "Maharashtra Day".
August 15 » Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France.
November 14 » Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.
Day of death August 17, 1960
The temperature on August 17, 1960 was between 7.6 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
March 21 » Apartheid: Sharpeville massacre, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180.
April 1 » The TIROS-1 satellite transmits the first television picture from space.
April 21 » Brasília, Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro.
May 23 » A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii.
July 11 » Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
December 3 » The musical Camelot debuts at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. It will become associated with the Kennedy administration.
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