in Moscow, and the listening device that had been discovered inside "right under the beak of the eagle". May 27, 1960 (Friday) In Turkey, the army staged a coup d'état, led by General Cemal Gürsel, and arrested President Celal Bayar and Prime Minister Adnan Menderes. General Gürsel assumed both offices and replaced the legislature with 37 officers who formed the Milli Birlik Komitesi (Committee of National Unity). Menderes, Foreign Minister Fatin Rustu Zorlu and Finance Minister Hasan Polatkan were later hanged, while Bayar was released after three years imprisonment. Ireland's Grand Canal, connecting Dublin to Limerick, was closed after 156 years. Dayton J. Lalonde completed a solo voyage from Los Angeles to Sydney after having been at sea on his sailboat, the Craig. King Mohammed V of Morocco dismissed Prime Minister Abdallah Ibrahim and Ibrahim's ministers, then took on the additional job of Prime Minister of Morocco.Born: D. Kupendra Reddy, Indian politician, entrepreneur and a social worker. May 28, 1960 (Saturday) The American Society for Cell Biology was organized. The musical Greenwillow closed at the Alvin Theater in New York City after only 95 performances.Died: Ramón Gay, 42, Mexican film actor. May 29, 1960 (Sunday) Syngman Rhee, formerly the President of South Korea, departed that nation for exile in Honolulu, where he would die five years later. The interrogation of Adolf Eichmann began. The Monaco Grand Prix was won by Stirling Moss. May 30, 1960 (Monday) The 1960 Indianapolis 500 was won by Jim Rathmann. Prior to the race, temporary seating collapsed, killing two people and injuring 70.Died: Boris Pasternak, 70, Russian author known for his novel Doctor Zhivago May 31, 1960 (Tuesday) Jane Goodall began her study of chimpanzees in the wild, arriving at Lolui Island in Kenya after her original plans, to go to the Gombe Reserve, were thwarted by a political dispute. The President's Joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health in the US reported that 25% of Americans suffer from mental illness at some point in their lives. The Malayan Banking Berhad was incorporated.Born: Hervé Gaymard, French MP and former Minister of Agriculture and Finance Minister; in Bourg-Saint-MauriceDied:''' Walther Funk, 70, Reich Minister of Economics for Nazi Germany and President of the Reichsbank during World War II References 1960 1960-05 1960-05