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1961  Mercury-Atlas 2 reentry test reaches 172 km   

1961  Blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Switz, poet, dies at 73.   

1962  Minister De Pous confirms natural gas reserves in Groningen Netherlands   

1963  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1964  UK flies 24000 rolls of Beatle wallpaper to US   

1965  Civil rights activist Malcolm X is assassinated at age 39 by Black Muslims in New York City   

1965  Malcolm X, [Little], black Moslem leader, assassinated in NYC at 39   

1966  Indonesia's President Sukarno fires General Nasution.   

1968  150000 demonstrate against leftist students in West-Berlin.   

1968  Baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10000   

1968  Anthony Asquith, British director (Court Martial), dies at 65.   

1969  inaugural launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes)   

1969  Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators   

1969  Jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies.   

1970  Jackson 5 make TV debut on "American Bandstand".   

1970  Pathet Lao conquerors Xieng Khuang and Muong Suy   

1971  In this year, Ruth Jessen claims LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic   

1971  Series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi and Louisiana killing 117.   

1971  Adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79   

1972  Michael Weller's "Moonchildren," premieres in New York NY   

1972  Richard Nixon is recorded as becoming inaugural US President to visit China   

1972  US President Richard Nixon goes to China, to help improve relations   

1973  Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out.   

1973  Israeli jet fighters shoot down a Libyan Airlines passenger plane over the Sinai Desert, killing more than 100 people.   

1974  Israeli forces leave western Suez.   

1974  Silver hits record $5.96½ an ounce in London   

1974  In this year, Yugoslavia formally adopts constitution.   

1975  Former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell and White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman receive prison terms for their roles in the Watergate cover-up.   

1975  In this year, John Lennon releases "Rock 'n' Roll" album   

1976  "Rockabye Hamlet" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 7 performances   

1976  Cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht.   

1976  Florence Ballard, member of Diana Ross and the Supremes, dies in Detroit at age 32.   

1976  Florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies at 32.   

1977  74 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY.   

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1417  Louis ix: Duke of bayern (university of ingolstadt)   

1484  Joachim i nestor: Elector (brandenburg, constitution)   

1556  Sethus calvisius: Composer   

1674  Johann augustin kobelius: Composer   

1675  Franz xaver josef von unertl: Bavarian politician   

1684  Justus van effen: Writer/founder (holland spectator)   

1690  Christoph stoltzenberg: Composer   

1705  Edward hawke: 1st baron hawke, british naval officer   

0556  Maximianus van ravenna: Bishop (basilica s stefano),   

1437  Death of King james i of scotland: King james i of scotland (b. 1394)   

1471  John of rokycan: Czech catholic archbishop   

1513  Death of Julius ii: [giuliano dellea rovere], pope (1503-13),   

1554  Death of Hieronymus bock: German doctor (founder of modern botany),   

1595  Death of Robert southwell: English jesuit/poet, hanged   

1624  Dirck van baburen: Dutch painter (sepulture),   

1648  Christian iv: King of denmark/norway,