Born in September 1960 - Zodiac Signs, Personality and Horoscopes

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September 1960 Tropical Ephemeris

What happened in September 1960

• September 1, 1960: Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah, the 2nd Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, dies in office. Tuanku Syed Putra, Raja of Perlis, succeeds him.
• September 2, 1960: First elections of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration (in exile in India) are held. Tibetan community marks this date as Democracy Day.
• September 5, 1960: Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) of the United States wins the gold medal in light-heavyweight boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games.
• September 6, 1960: American cryptologists William Hamilton Martin and Bernon F. Mitchell announce their defection to the Soviet Union at a press conference in Moscow.
• September 8, 1960: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, activated by NASA on July 1.
• September 9, 1960: First regular season game in the American Football League (rival to the NFL) takes place at Boston's Nickerson Field. Denver Broncos defeat Boston Patriots, 13-10.
• September 10, 1960: Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia wins the gold medal in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games, running barefoot and becoming the first person from Sub-Saharan Africa to win Olympic gold.
• September 14, 1960: Colonel Joseph Mobutu takes power in the Republic of the Congo through a military coup.
• September 21, 1960: Mexican President Adolfo López Mateos nationalizes the country's electrical system.
• September 22, 1960: Mali, the remaining member of the "Mali Federation" after Senegal's withdrawal, declares full independence as the Republic of Mali.