Page 11: Historical Events In 1960

Aug 08   Militray coup in Laos   

Aug 09   Race riot in Jacksonville Florida   

Aug 10   Discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned inaugural object from space.   

Aug 10   Emil Strauss, German writer (Vaterland), dies.   

Aug 11   Chad declares independence.   

Aug 11   Chad gains independence from France.   

Aug 11   In the inaugural recovery of an object after it had been in orbit, a Navy HRS-3 helicopter, operating from the Haiti Victory of the Pacific Missile Range, recovered the instrumented capsule discharged by Discoverer XIII   

Aug 12   Echo 1, inaugural communications satellite, is launched.   

Aug 12   USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 41600 m.   

Aug 13   Central African Republic and Chad proclaim independence from France.   

Aug 15   Congo (Brazzaville) gains independence from France (Natl Day).   

Aug 15   UFO is sighted by 3 California patrolmen.   

Aug 16   Britain grants independence to crown colony of Cyprus   

Aug 16   Cyprus independence.   

Aug 16   Errol Holmes, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for England 1935), dies   

Aug 16   Joseph Kittinger parachutes from balloon at 31330 m (84700').   

Aug 16   Republic of the Congo (Zaire) forms   

Aug 17   Francis Gary Powers U-2 spy trial opens in Moscow   

Aug 17   Gabon gains independence from France (National Day).   

Aug 17   The west African country of Gabon gains its independence from France.   

Aug 19   American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers sentenced to ten years in a Soviet prison for espionage   

Aug 19   Sputnik 5 carries 2 dogs, 3 mice into orbit (later recovered alive)   

Aug 20   Rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68.   

Aug 20   Senegal breaks from the Mali federation; declaring independence   

Aug 20   USSR recovers 2 dogs; inaugural living organisms to return from space   

Aug 23   Oscar Hammerstein II, Broadway librettist, dies at 65.   

Aug 23   World's largest frog (3.3 kg) caught (Equatorial Guinea)   

Aug 24   -127°F (-88°C), Vostok, Antarctica (world record).   

Aug 24   60 people die when bus plunges off bridge into Turvo River, Brazil   

Aug 25   17th summer olympics opens in Rome   

Aug 26   Mark Hambourg, composer, dies at 81   

Aug 27   Anita Lonsbrough swims world/olympic record 200m (2:49.5).   

Aug 28   Anton Lajovic, composer, dies at 81.   

Aug 28   White Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run HR is disallowed as ump called time   

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Jan 02   Raman lamba: Cricketer (indian opening batsman 1986-87)   

Jan 02   Naoki urasawa: Japanese manga author   

Jan 03   Joan chen: [chen chung], shanghai china, actress (last emperor)   

Jan 03   Sandeep marwah founder of film city: Noida, india   

Jan 04   Cory everson: Racine wisconsin, body builder (6x ms olympia)   

Jan 04   Michael stipe: Us rock vocalist (rem-losing my religion, stand)   

Jan 04   April winchell: American actress   

Jan 05   Steve jones: British aviator (red bull air race world series)   

Jan 01   Margaret sullavan: Actress (back street), overdose at 48   

Jan 02   Cees [cornelis j] laseur: Dutch actor/dir (hague comedy),   

Jan 03   Victor seastrom: Entertainer,   

Jan 04   Albert camus: French author (stranger),    

Jan 05   Donald knight: Cricketer (54 runs in 2 tests for england 1921),    

Jan 06   Edith barstow: Choreographer (frankie laine time),    

Jan 07   Luis da costa: Composer,    

Jan 09   Elsie j. oxenham: British children's author (b. 1880)