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1961  New pier opens in Scheveningen.   

1961  Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94.   

1962  "John Birch Society" by Chad Mitchell Trio hits #99   

1962  Indonesian paratroopers land in New Guinea   

1962  Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner's National League hit record with 3431.   

1962  US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric).   

1964  US diplomats find at least 40 secret microphones in the Moscow embassy.   

1965  30th Naval Construction Regiment activated at Danang, Vietnam.   

1965  Patricia R Harris named inaugural US black female ambassador (Luxembourg).   

1965  In this year, West Ham United claims 5th Europe Cup II.   

1965  Maria Dabrowska, Polish writer (Znaki Zycia), dies   

1966  Tortoise, reportedly given to Tonga's King by Capt Cook (1773), dies.   

1967  The United States, Soviet Union, and United Kingdom agree to ban nuclear weapons from outer space   

1967  US bombs Hanoi   

1967  USSR ratifies treaty with England and US banning nuclear weapons in space   

1968  20th Emmy Awards Get Smart, Mission Impossible and Barbara Bain.   

1968  Pirate Radio Brumble of Northern England inaugural heard.   

1969  Coleman Hawkins, US jazz musician/composer, dies.   

1971  USSR launches Mars 2, inaugural spacecraft to crash land on Mars   

1971  Bernard Wagenaar, Neth/US composer, dies at 76.   

1974  In this year, Valeri Giscard d'Estaing claims French presidential election   

1975  27th Emmy Awards Mary Tyler Moore Show, Robert Blake and Jean Marsh.   

1975  Farm truck packed with wedding party struck by a train, killing 66 in truck, 40 miles south of Poona India.   

1975  Junko Tabei is inaugural woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest   

1976  Gold ownership legalized in Australia.   

1976  In this year, Liverpool claims 5th UEFA Cup at Bridge   

1976  Senate establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence   

1977  "Smokey and the Bandit" premieres   

1978  George Gladstone, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1930), dies.   

1979  "In The Navy" by Village People hits #3.   

1979  Guitarist Eric Clapton marries Patti Boyd   

1979  The President announced he had instructed the U.S. Seventh Fleet to aid the Vietnamese "boat people" and assist them to safety.   

1980  Ringo and Barbara Bach are involved in a car crash.   

1982  Sophia Loren jailed in Naples for tax evasion   

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1469  Giovanni della robbia: Ital's sculptor   

1611  Innocent xi: [benedetto odescalchi], italy, 240th pope (1676-89)   

1616  Johann jacob froberger: German singer/organist/composer   

1700  José de escandón: Spanish colonial governor   

1724  Augustus hervey: 3rd earl of bristol, british admiral and politician   

1744  Charlotte of mecklenburg-strelitz: Charlotte of mecklenburg-strelitz (d. 1818)   

1746  Johann friedrich peter: Composer   

1755  Gabriele prota: Composer   

0804  Alcuin of york: English scholar,   

0988  Death of Dunstan[us]: English archbishop of canterbury,   

1125  Vladimir monomakh: Russian prince (b. 1053)   

1296  Celestine v: [pietro del murrone], pope (1294),   

1319  Louis d'Évreux: Son of philip iii of france (b. 1276)   

1389  Dmitri donskoi: Grand prince of muscovy (b. 1350)   

1526  Emperor go-kashiwabara of japan: Emperor go-kashiwabara of japan (b. 1464)   

1531  Jan Łaski: Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)