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Friday, 10 July 2026
1963 Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs). 
1964 Beatles arrive back in England after their inaugural US visit.
1964 Edie Martin, actor (Titfield Thunderbolt), dies at 84
1965 Felix Frankfurter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, dies
1965 The Beatles begin filming scenes on location in the Bahamas for their second movie, Help!.
1965 USSR launches Kosmos 57 into earth orbit (Voskhod Test).
1966 Soviets launch Kosmos 110 with Veterok and Ugolek, inaugural 2-dog crew.
1966 Paul de Keyser, Flemish philologist/folklorist, dies at 74
1967 25000 US and S Vietnamese troops launched Operation Junction City, offensive to smash Viet Cong stronghold near Cambodian border
1967 Fritz Erler, German politician (SDP), dies at 53
1968 Rock group Genesis release their inaugural record "The Silent Sun"
1968 Omer CFL Tulippe, Belgian geographer, dies at 71.
1971 Lieutenant General Hafiz al-Assad is recorded as becoming President of Syria.
1971 Barry Macollum, actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 81.
1972 Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani is recorded as becoming Amir and Prime Minister of Qatar
1972 President Nixon, meets with Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai in Beijing
1972 Walter Sande, actor (Adventures of Tugboat Annie), dies at 65
1973 Israeli fighter planes shoot down a Libyan commercial airliner (106 die)
1973 US and China agree to establish liaison offices in Beijing and Washington DC.
1973 Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish novelist (Cat Jumps), dies in Lond at 73
1974 Ethiopian police shoot at demonstrators
1976 Angela Baddeley, actress (Speckled Band), dies at 71.
1977 Edith Barrett, actress (Molly and Me, Ghost Ship), dies at 64.
1978 2 tankers with propane gas explode killing 15 at Waverly TN.
1978 Ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien), dies at 74.
1979 Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Primate and Cat Building is dedicated
1979 St Lucia gains independence from Britain
1980 Afghanistan declares martial law.
1980 Martial Law declared in Kabul by Soviet occupation forces
1980 USA beats USSR in Olympics hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal
1980 Alfred Andersch, German writer (Red Head), dies at 66.
1982 Britain and US sent ships to Persian Gulf following Iranian offensive
1982 NYC Mayor Koch announces he will run for New York governor (unsuccessful)
1982 Murray "the K" Kaufman, NYC DJ (5th Beatle), dies at 60
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