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1948  Entire Hagana-arm forces sworn-in as Israeli soldiers   

1948  South Africa elects a nationalist government with apartheid policy   

1950  Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies.   

1951  Vaughan Williams "Pilgrim's Progress," premieres in London   

1951  Lincoln Ellsworth, artic explorer, dies at 71.   

1952  Damaso Alonso, Spanish linguistic/poet (Hombrey Dios), dies at 55.   

1953  Dutch Convair crashes at Schipholweg, 2 die.   

1954  Franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74   

1955  Conservatives win British parliamentary election   

1955  Khrushchev arrives in Belgrade   

1955  "7th Heaven" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 44 performances   

1956  Aircraft carrier "Bennington" burns off Rhode Island, killing 103   

1956  Aircraft carrier "Bennington" burns off RI, killing 103   

1956  Al Simmons, outfielder (A's)/lifetime batting avg of .334, dies at 54   

1958  Ceylon emergency crisis proclaimed   

1958  The HSS-1N helicopter, capable of day and night antisubmarine warfare under instrument flight conditions, was publicly flown at NAS Corpus Christi.   

1958  Union Square, San Fransisco is recorded as becoming state historical landmark.   

1959  Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78.   

1960  The Soviets are accused by UN Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge of concealing a microphone inside a wood carving of the Great Seal of the United States that was presented to the U S embassy in Moscow   

1961  Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee establishes in Atlanta.   

1961  USAF bomber flies the Atlantic in a record of just over 3 hours.   

1963  15th Emmy Awards Dick Van Dyke Show, E G Marshall and Shirley Booth   

1963  Organization of African Unity forms   

1963  Sharon Lynn, actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast), dies at 53   

1965  Dutch Voting Rights Bill passes   

1965  Revised international Convention on Safety of Life at Sea takes effect.   

1966  Guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK.   

1966  Don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47.   

1967  Antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, dies at 60   

1968  William E "Little Willie" John, US R and B-singer (Fever), dies at 30)   

1969  Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth.   

1969  The Apollo 10 astronauts return to earth after their successful 8-day rehearsal for the inaugural manned moon landing   

1969  Kathryn Minner, entertainer, dies of heart attack at 77   

1971  Soviet Union's Concorde, TU-144, makes its inaugural appearance   

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1264  Prince koreyasu: Japanese shogun   

1478  Clement vii: [giulio de' medici], italy, pope (1523-34)   

1566  Mohammed iii: Sultan of turkey (1595-1603)   

1566  Mehmed iii: Ottoman emperor   

1591  Dirck janszoon sweelinck: Composer   

1602  Philippe de champaigne: French painter   

1667  Abraham de moivre: French mathematician (de moivre's theorem)   

1669  Sébastien vaillant: French botanist   

0604  Augustinus van canterbury: Bishop/apostle of england,   

0735  Beda venerabilis: English speaking church historian,   

0818  Ali ar-rida: Shia imam (b. 766)   

1055  Death of Margrave adalbert of austria: Margrave adalbert of austria   

1421  Death of Mohammed i: Sultan of turkey (1413-21),   

1512  Death of Bajezid ii: Governor of amasja/8th sultan of turkey,   

1595  Philippus nerius: [filippo neri], italian merchant/saint,   

1609  Cornelis claesz: Mapmaker, buried