Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome. Date: September 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal. Date: September 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first election of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day. Date: September 2, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
Air France Flight 343 crashes on approach to Yoff Airport in Senegal, killing all 63 aboard. Date: August 29, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Games of the XVII Olympiad commence in Rome, Italy. Date: August 25, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence. Date: August 20, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants. Date: August 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage. Date: August 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
Aeroflot Flight 036 crashes in Soviet Ukraine, killing 34. Date: August 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…