The temperature on January 27, 1960 was between 1.9 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (39%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 23 » The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 metres (35,797ft) in the Pacific Ocean.
February 29 » The 5.7Mw Agadir earthquake shakes coastal Morocco with a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme), destroying Agadir, and leaving 12,000 dead and another 12,000 injured.
March 22 » Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser.
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.
November 25 » The Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic are assassinated.
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