The temperature on April 13, 1960 was between 7.9 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 9 » President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser opens construction on the Aswan Dam by detonating ten tons of dynamite to demolish twenty tons of granite on the east bank of the Nile.
March 4 » The French freighter La Coubre explodes in Havana, Cuba, killing 100.
April 13 » The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system.
June 30 » Belgian Congo gains independence as Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).
August 15 » Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France.
September 24 » USSEnterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.
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