Date: May 1, 1960
An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio. Date: October 29, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Little Joe 1B Mercury Launch with Miss Sam January 21, 1960Niger…
Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of apartheid, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer, David Pratt in Johannesburg. Date: April 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
King Mahendra of Nepal suspends the country's constitution, dissolves parliament, dismisses the cabinet, and imposes direct rule. Date: December 15, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Turkey Military Coup Removes President Celâl Bayar, Democratic…
The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established. Date: January 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Nasser Opens Aswan…
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 1960Algerian War: European Volunteers Stage Algiers Insurrection, January 24, 1960France…
Hilkka Saarinen née Pylkkänen is murdered in the so-called "oven homicide" case in Krootila, Kokemäki, Finland. Date: December 23, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa, March 21, 1960Cordón Caulle…