184 minority Tamil civilians are massacred by the Sri Lankan Army in the eastern Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka.

Michelangelo’s David is unveiled in Florence.

Fifty five people are killed in a fire at the Gulf Hotel in Houston.

The name ‘Saint Petersburg’ is given back to the Russian city, which had been previously known as Leningrad since 1924.

Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.

George Eastman registers the name ‘Kodak’ and receives a patent for his camera that uses a roll of film.

Qatar becomes an independent state.

The Great Fire of London starts and burns for three days.

Adolf Hitler sign the order that begins the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.