David Ben-Gurion announces that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann has been captured. May 27 – In Turkey, a bloodless military coup d'état removes President Celâl Bayar, and installs General Cemal Gürsel as the head of state. May 30 – Cemal Gürsel forms the new government of Turkey (its 24th government, composed mostly of so-called "technocrats"). June June 1 – New Zealand's first television station begins broadcasting, in the city of Auckland. June 5 – The Lake Bodom murders occur in Finland. June 9 – 1960 Pacific typhoon season: Typhoon Mary kills 1,600 people in China. June 10 – The "Hagerty Incident" – As part of the ongoing Anpo protests in Japan against the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, a car carrying Dwight D. Eisenhower's press secretary James Hagerty and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Douglas MacArthur II is mobbed by protesters outside of Tokyo's Haneda Airport, requiring the occupants to be rescued by a U.S. Marine helicopter. June 15 The "June 15 Incident" – As part of the massive Anpo protests against the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty in Japan, radical student activists from the Zengakuren student federation attempt to storm the National Diet compound, precipitating a battle with police in which female Tokyo University student Michiko Kanba is killed. The BC Ferries company, later to become the second-largest ferry operator in the world, commences service between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay, British Columbia, Canada. June 19 – The new U.S.-Japan Security Treaty is automatically ratified 30 days after passing the Lower House of the Diet. June 20 – The short-lived Mali Federation, consisting of the Sudanese Republic (modern-day Republic of Mali) and Senegal, gains independence from France. June 22 – 1960 Quebec general election: the ruling Union nationale, led by Antonio Barrette, is defeated by the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Lesage, beginning the 'Quiet Revolution' in the historically conservative Canadian province. June 23 – Japanese prime minister Nobusuke Kishi announces his resignation. June 24 Joseph Kasa-Vubu is elected as the first President of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo. Assassination attempt of Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt. June 26 The State of Somaliland (the former British Somaliland protectorate) receives its independence from the United Kingdom. Five days later, it unites as scheduled with the Trust Territory of Somalia (the former Italian Somaliland), to form the Somali Republic. The Malagasy Republic (Madagascar) becomes independent from France. June 28 – King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand