Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871 Crashes Near Ankara, 42 Killed January 19, 1960
Date: January 19, 1960
Date: January 19, 1960
The Great Chilean earthquake, measuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, hits southern Chile, becoming the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. Date: May 22, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960South Vietnam Military Coup…
The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties. Date: January 6, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Nez Perce Awarded $4 Million for Land Claim, June 17, 1960Brasília Capital…
Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico, United States, at 102,800 feet (31,300 m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft. Date: August 16, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day…
Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordón Caulle begins to erupt. Date: May 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Brasília Officially Inaugurated as Brazil’s Capital, April 21, 1960Sirimavo Bandaranaike…
A Kyiv-bound Aeroflot airliner crashes on approach to Snilow Airport in Lviv, killing 32 of the 33 people on board. Date: February 26, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Sukarno Dismisses Indonesian Parliament, Replaces…
Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Date: July 11, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960China Launches First Sounding Rocket T-7, February 19, 1960Cold War…