August 1960 calendar

August 1960
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
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8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1960.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Macmillan (Conservative), Pope John XXIII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on August 1960: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1960?

Events

01 Aug 1960 Aretha Franklins 1st recording session
03 Aug 1960 Niger gains independence from France.
04 Aug 1960 Rocket propelled US Air Force research aircraft sets record at 2,150 MPH.
05 Aug 1960 Burkina (formerly Upper Volta) declares independence from France
06 Aug 1960 Pitt Steelers (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 43-16 in Toronto
07 Aug 1960 Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open
08 Aug 1960 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini hits #1
09 Aug 1960 Race riot in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
10 Aug 1960 Discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned first object from space.
11 Aug 1960 French colony of Chad became independent
12 Aug 1960 27th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Baltimore 32, All-Stars 7
13 Aug 1960 Central African Republic and Chad proclaim independence from France
15 Aug 1960 Congo (formerly Congo / Brazzaville) declares Independence from France
16 Aug 1960 Republic of Congo (Zaire, Dem Republic of Congo) forms
17 Aug 1960 Francis Gary Powers U-2 spy trial opens in Moscow
18 Aug 1960 1st commercial oral contraceptive, Enovid 10 debuts in Skokie, Illinois
19 Aug 1960 Francis Gary Powers convicted of spying by USSR
20 Aug 1960 USSR recovers 2 dogs, 1st living organisms to return from space
22 Aug 1960 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Asheville Golf Open
24 Aug 1960 60 people die when bus plunges off bridge into Turvo River, Brazil.
25 Aug 1960 17th summer olympics opens in Rome
27 Aug 1960 Anita Lonsbrough swims world / olympic record 200m
29 Aug 1960 Jordan Premier Hazza-el-Madjali deadly injured at bomb attack
30 Aug 1960 Boston 2nd baseman Pete Runnels goes 6-for-7
31 Aug 1960 Agricultural Hall of Fame established.
01 Aug 1960 Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France.