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1961  The inaugural revolving restaurant (Top Of The Space Needle in Seattle), opens   

1961  Joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53.   

1962  14th Emmy Awards Bob Newhart Show, E G Marshall and Shirley Booth   

1962  Netherlands telephone net is recorded as becoming completely automated.   

1962  Robert A Rushworth, USAF major, takes X-15 to 30600 meters   

1962  Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inning game   

1962  14th Emmy Awards: Bob Newhart Show, E G Marshall and Shirley Booth   

1963  In this year, A C Milan claims 8th Europe Cup 1 at London   

1963  Greek parliament leader Lambrakis injured   

1964  LBJ presents "Great Society".   

1965  "Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious" hits #66.   

1965  Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" single goes #1.   

1965  Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champion   

1965  Ticket to Ride by the Beatles goes to Number One on the pop charts   

1965  Bobby Watson, comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), dies at 77.   

1966  18th Emmy Awards Fugitive, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore   

1966  In this year, Shirley Englehorn claims LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.   

1966  Tom Goddard, cricketer (22 wkts in 8 Tests for England 1930-39), dies   

1966  18th Emmy Awards: Fugitive, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore.   

1967  "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" debuts on NET (now PBS)   

1967  Egyptian president Nasser closes Straits of Tiran to Israel   

1967  Fire at L'Innovation department store results in the deaths of 322 (Brussels, Belgium).   

1967  Mister Rogers' Neighborhood debuts on public TV.   

1967  J Langston Hughes, US author (Tambourines to Glory), dies at 65.   

1969  Stafford and Cernan pilot Apollo 10 LEM 9.4 miles (15km) above lunar surface.   

1970  Arab terrorists kill 9 children and 3 adults on a school bus   

1970  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

1970  Joseph W Krutch, US writer (Measure of Man), dies at 76   

1971  Norwegian cruise vessel Meteor catches fire in Strait of Georgia; 70 passengers saved, 32 crew members killed.   

1972  Ceylon is recorded as becoming Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified.   

1972  Ceylon is recorded as becoming the Republic of Sri Lanka   

1972  Ton Sijbrands is recorded as becoming world checker champion   

1972  US President Nixon begins visit Moscow   

1972  Margaret Rutherford, English actress (Murder Ahoy, VIP's), dies at 80.   

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1622  Louis de buade de frontenac: Governor of new france   

1671  Abraham patras: Governor-general of east-indies (1735-37)   

1715  François-joachim de pierre de bernis: French cardinal and statesman   

1722  Johannes schmidlin: Composer   

1724  Marc-joseph marion du fresne: French explorer   

1759  Gervais-francois couperin: Composer   

1770  Princess elizabeth of the united kingdom: Princess elizabeth of the united kingdom (d. 1840)   

1772  Ram mohan roy: Hindu reformer   

0337  Death of Constantine the great: Emperor of rome (306-37)/anti semite,   

0987  Louis v le faineant: The lazy, king of france (986-87), poisoned at 20   

1068  Emperor go-reizei of japan: Emperor go-reizei of japan (b. 1025)   

1455  Henry percy: 2nd earl of northumberland, english politician (killed in battle)   

1457  Saint rita of cascia: Italian saint (b. 1381)   

1501  Death of Robert gaguin: French writer/diplomat (arte metrificandi),   

1538  John forrest: English franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471)   

1540  Death of Francesco guicciardini: Italian historian/pres of romagna,