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August 16, 1960

On August 16, 1960, cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom. The year's #1 song was "Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith. Rudi Völler, Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova, Gustavo Petro would arrive in the same year.

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Featured · August 16, 1960

Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, located off the coast of the Levant mainland in West Asia. The island of Cyprus, which is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, is divided along the United Nations Buffer Zone between the internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is recognised only by Turkey. The south of the island also hosts the British sovereign military bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

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1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1960th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 960th year of the 2nd millennium, the 60th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1960s decade.

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On August 16, 1960

  1. 1960 Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

    Island country in the Mediterranean Sea

    Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, located off the coast of the Levant mainland in West Asia. The island of Cyprus, which is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, is divided along the United Nations Buffer Zone between the internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is recognised only by Turkey. The south of the island also hosts the British sovereign military bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

  2. 1960 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.

    American military pilot (1928–2022)

    Joseph William Kittinger II was an American military pilot who was an officer in the United States Air Force. He served from 1950 to 1978 and earned Command Pilot status before retiring with the rank of colonel. 3 km)—from 1960 until 2012.

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Others born in 1960

Rudi Völler 1960– German footballer and manager
Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova 1960– Ukrainian runner
Gustavo Petro 1960– Colombian politician, 34th and current President of Colombia
Frank Viola 1960– American baseball player and coach
Debbie Flintoff-King 1960– Australian hurdler and coach
Mart Laar 1960– Estonian historian and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Estonia

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