Editing 1960 (section)

===April===
{{Main|April 1960}}
[[File:Tiros satellite navitar.jpg|thumb|upright|April 1: TIROS-I prototype on display at the Smithsonian [[National Air and Space Museum]]]]
* [[April 1]]
** [[Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan]], 1st [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] of [[Malaysia]], dies in office. He is replaced by [[Hisamuddin Alam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah]], [[Sultan]] of [[Selangor]].
** The United States launches the first [[weather satellite]], [[TIROS-1]].
** The [[1960 United States census]] begins. There are 179,323,175 U.S. residents on this day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1961-02.pdf|title=Population}}</ref> All people from [[Latin America]] are listed as white, including blacks from the [[Dominican Republic]], European whites from [[Argentina]] and Mexicans who resemble [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]].
* [[April 4]] – At the [[32nd Academy Awards]] Ceremony, ''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'' wins a record 11 [[Academy Awards|Oscars]], including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]].
* [[April 9]] – White gunman [[David Pratt (assassin)|David Pratt]] shoots [[South African Prime Minister]] [[Hendrik Verwoerd]] in [[Johannesburg]], wounding him seriously.
* [[April 12]] – Eric Peugeot, the youngest son of the founder of the [[Peugeot Corporation]], is kidnapped in Paris. He is released on [[April 15]], in exchange for $300,000 in ransom.
* [[April 19]] – [[April Revolution]]: South Korean students hold a nationwide pro-democracy protest against President [[Syngman Rhee]], eventually leading him to resign from office.
* [[April 21]] – In Brazil, the country's capital ([[Federal District (Brazil)|Federal District]]) is relocated from the city of [[Rio de Janeiro]] to the new city, [[Brasília]], in the highlands. The actual city of [[Rio de Janeiro]] becomes the [[State of Guanabara]].
* [[April 27]] – [[Togo]] gains independence from France, with the French-administered [[United Nations Trust Territory]] being terminated.