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1959  Archbishop Makarios elected 1st president of Cyprus   

1960  Italy beats US in Davis cup (1st time in 24 years US not in finals).   

1961  Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein   

1961  Grandma [Anna M] Moses, US painter, dies at 101.   

1962  Relay 1 communication satellite launched   

1963  Capitol records signs right of inaugural refusal agreement with the Beatles.   

1963  Capital records signs right of 1st refusal agreement with Beatles.   

1963  Hubert ME Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45), dies at 79.   

1964  In El Paso, TX, LBJ and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape US-Mexico border.   

1964  In this year, Shirley Englehorn and Sam Snead claims Haig and Haig Mixed Foursome Golf   

1965  Algerian president Boumedienne visits Moscow.   

1966  1st US bombing of Hanoi   

1966  Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer.   

1967  United Soccer Assn and Natl Pro Soccer League merge into NASL   

1968  Playland at the Beach reopens.   

1968  Playland at Beach reopens.   

1968  Siegfried Reda, composer, dies at 52   

1969  In this year, Arlo Guthrie releases "Alice's Restaurant".   

1969  Raymond A Spruance, US admiral (battle of Midway), dies at 83   

1970  Greg Chappell scores 108 on Test debut v England at the WACA.   

1971  John Sinclair (sentence 10 yrs, sold 2 marijuana joints) is freed.   

1971  John Sinclair (sentence: 10 yrs, sold 2 marijuana joints) is freed.   

1971  Max Mell, Austria artillery officer/literary, dies at 88.   

1972  An HC-1 Detachment Five SH-3G Sea King helicopter, stationed aboard Oriskany, rescued a VFP-63 pilot involved in operations in the Tonkin Gulf while on Yankee Station. This was the fifteenth pilot rescued by HC-1.   

1974  Malta is recorded as becoming a republic.   

1974  Rufe Davis, actor (Floyd Smoot-Petticoat Junction), dies at 66.   

1975  Cyril Delevanti, actor (Lucius-Jefferson Davis), dies at 88   

1976  In this year, Golden Gate Bridge District starts ferry service to Larkspur   

1976  Longest non-stop passenger airflight (Sydney to San Francisco 13h14m).   

1976  Eduard Claudius, writer, dies   

1977  Entire University of Evansville basketball team, die in plane crash.   

1978  Susan B Anthony dollar, inaugural US coin to honor a woman, issued.   

1979  Jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66.   

1981  Polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists.   

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1521  Sixtus v: [felice peretti/"montalto"], bishop of fermo/pope (1585-90)   

1533  Erik xiv wasa: King of sweden (1560-69)   

1553  Henry iv: 1st bourbon-king of navarre/france (1572/89-1610)   

1585  William drummond of hawthornden: Scottish poet   

1640  Robert plot: English naturalist   

1662  Francesco bianchini: Italian philosopher and scientist   

1678  Yongzheng emperor of china: Yongzheng emperor of china (d. 1735)   

1720  Carlo gozzi: Italian dramatist   

0838  Death of Pippijn i: King of aquitania,   

1048  Al-biruni: Arabic royal astrologer,   

1124  Callistus ii: [guido di borgogna], italian pope (1119-24),   

1126  Hendrik ix: The black, duke of bayern (1120-26),   

1204  Maimonides: Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar,   

1250  Death of Frederick ii: German emperor (1212-1250),   

1404  Albrecht: Duke of bavaria,   

1466  Donatello: Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)